What is a fat client?

FAT Client, also known as a fat client or a rich client, is a computer in the client server configuration that can work independently of the server. Many applications are installed locally on the client's hard drive. While the FAT client pulls some data from the central server and must sometimes be connected to the server, it can run itself without always connected to the central server. In a thin client's environment, all applications are provided and in some cases all server processing performance is provided. A thin client can be a computer that approaches and starts applications directly from the server, or it can be a simple terminal machine that does not provide any own processing. Fat Client or strong client is a computer that has its own storage, memory and processing. When attempting to decide between a thin client and a strong client environment, the applications to be triggered are important, graphic requirements for each terminal and the necessary portability and scalability.

Some of the advantages of fat clients are reduced on the server load and the ability to work independently of the central server while being able to provide rich features. Because the output is generated locally, FAT clients allow richer graphical user interfaces (GUI). The FAT client can also run faster than the thin client, especially with sources demanding applications, because FAT clients store many applications locally. The program information is written and accessible from local computer sources instead of being transferred via a network infrastructure.

The use of fat clients becomes predominant. This is partly due to the reduction of the cost of licenses for computer and software. Deployment of fat or strong client O has become much more cost -effective on each area than to continue to add sources to the server to suit the growing number of terminal machines.

one of theCommon implementation of FAT Client is the use of corporate laptops. While anchored or connected remotely to the internal network, these computers can use the resources stored on the central server. They can also be removed from a network environment and still be used as separate computers to operate locally installed applications. However, they are unable to access documents that are stored on the server and can only be able to use some applications such as e -mail programs, offline.