Client-Side Presentation

Client-side presentation can occur through a wide range of presentation technologies like HTML, Scripting, DHTML, Component, Executables, and new formats being developed for other devices. Each level of capability requires that the client have the software necessary to use these capabilities. The client-side footprint required for the technology to be supported is commonly referred to as its level of thickness . If you require that the entire Visual Basic runtime and all of your application specific components be installed—for example, if you have a Visual Basic client—then you have a thick client. On the other hand, if you simply require a basic Web browser, then you have a thin client because you are not asking ...

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