Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285867168
Author: Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 5DQ
Program Plan Intro

Thin Client:

  • Thin client, also known as slim client is the stripped down version of a desktop terminal without any other resources attached to it.
  • It accesses the resources such as CPU, software, data, database, and applications from the centrally managed server.
  • It will not have any storage capacity or computational power.
  • It will not get infected with the viruses as they don’t have a hard disk or CPU such as a normal disk.

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