The database server is responsible for database storage, access, and processing.

More Questions from The Client-Server Database

• A fat client is a PC configured for handling user interfaces and some application processing, usually with no or limited local data storage.
• Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) architectures are useful for situations where data must remain in memory during processing to achieve the desired performance level.
• ODBC requires the specific driver.
• Data processing logic includes such activities as data validation and identification of processing errors.
• Activities of a DBMS occur in the processing component logic.
• The first client/server architectures developed were file servers.
• Writing stored procedures takes less time than using Visual Basic or PowerBuilder to create an application.
• Centralized systems are more susceptible to security threats than client/server architectures.
• With an asynchronous system, the requesting system waits for a response in real time.
• The presentation logic component is responsible for formatting and presenting data on the user's screen or other output device, and for managing user input from a keyboard or other input device.

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