Standard Thick Clients

A standard thick client is not so much a custom configuration but instead the standard configuration that allows the definition of custom configurations. In other words, a thick client is a standard client computer system, and as such, it must meet only the basic standards that any system running a particular operating system and particular applications must meet. Because it’s a client, however, the ability to attach to a network and accept a configuration that attaches it to one or more servers is implied. Although most computers today exhibit such capabilities, they cannot be assumed.

Each operating system requires a minimum set of hardware features to support its installation. Each additional desktop application installed ...

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