Summary
This chapter explored client-server architecture in software development, detailing its components (client, server, and network) and highlighting its advantages, such as centralized management, data consistency, scalability, performance optimization, resource sharing, and reliability. It also acknowledged the drawbacks, including single points of failure, performance bottlenecks, scalability limitations, latency issues, and security vulnerabilities. The chapter introduced various client-server architectures, including two-tier, three-tier, and n-tier models, contrasting their scalability, performance, maintainability, reusability, and security to understand their real-world implications clearly.
The chapter also covered a range of client-server communication protocols, such as HTTP, WebSocket, AMQP, and SOAP, and delved into the principles and best practices for designing RESTful APIs. A detailed case study of an online auction system illustrated the practical application...
