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Usage of Thin-Client/Server Architecture in Computer Aided Education
Cimen, Caghan; Kavurucu, Yusuf; Aydin, Halit
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, v13 n2 p181-185 Apr 2014
With the advances of technology, thin-client/server architecture has become popular in multi-user/single network environments. Thin-client is a user terminal in which the user can login to a domain and run programs by connecting to a remote server. Recent developments in network and hardware technologies (cloud computing, virtualization, etc.) have made the thin-client/server architecture more efficient with respect to total cost of ownership, administration, maintenance, security and power consumption. Therefore, the usage of thin-client/server architecture in computer-aided education has scaled up exponentially since 2010. In this study, we present our architecture in a Public College with 270 user terminals and 9 servers. We describe the planning, design, testing and implementation phases of the new architecture and analyze the outcomes of this implementation in regard to students and staff.
Descriptors: Client Server Architecture, Computer Uses in Education, Computer System Design, Cost Effectiveness, Program Development, Program Implementation, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
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