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In a client/server setup the server contains all your data in a database management
program, which is a sophisticated software application designed specifically to
store and safeguard the data and dispense it when requested by other software applications.
The client workstations connect to the server in an ethernet network. The
workstations contain the software application, MediWin, which provides all the required
functionality to work with the data on the server.
In an ethernet network, the connection between the server and the workstations must
be made through a small piece of hardware which is either a switch or a router.
The choice of a router instead of a switch depends upon a certain required functionality.
In most situations the server itself can be, and usually is, programmed to handle
this functionalty and the connecting hardware used is a switch. If a router
is used, the functionalty in the server is disabled. |
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