Everything about Client-side totally explained
In
computer networking, the term
client-side refers to operations that are performed by the
client in a
client-server relationship.
Typically, a client is a
computer application, such as a
web browser, that runs on a
user's local
computer or
workstation and connects to a
server as necessary. Operations may be performed client-side because they require access to information or functionality that's available on the client but not on the server, because the user needs to observe them or provide input, or because the server lacks the processing power to perform the operations in a timely manner for all of the clients it serves. Additionally, if operations can be performed by the client, without sending data over the network, they may take less time, use less
bandwidth, and incur a lesser
security risk.
When the server serves data in a commonly used manner, for example according to the
HTTP or
FTP protocols, users may have their choice of a number of client programs (most modern web browsers can request and receive data using both of those protocols). In the case of more specialized applications,
programmers may write their own server, client, and
communications protocol, that can only be used with one another.
Programs that run on a user's local computer without ever sending or receiving data over a network are not considered clients, and so the operations of such programs wouldn't be considered client-side operations.
Example
Distributed computing projects such as
SETI@home or
Folding@Home and popular applications like
Google Earth rely primarily on client-side operations. The SETI@home client initiates a connection with the server and requests some data. The server selects a data set (a
server-side operation) and sends it back to the client. The client then analyzes the data (a client-side operation), and, when the analysis is complete, transmits its results back to the server.
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