Alternatives to the client server architecture Have a single program on one computer that does everything Have no communication Each computer performs the work separately Have some mechanism other than client-server communication for exchanging information e.g. one program writes to a database the other reads from the database www.oseng.com O Lethbridge/Laganiere 2001 Chap 3: Basing Development on Reusable 13© Lethbridge/Laganière 2001 Chap. 3: Basing Development on Reusable Technology 13 Alternatives to the client server architecture • Have a single program on one computer that does everything • Have no communication — Each computer performs the work separately • Have some mechanism other than client-server communication for exchanging information —E.g. one program writes to a database; the other reads from the database