THREE-TIER ARCHITECTURES

• 3-tier architectures attempt to overcome some of the limitations of the 2-tier architecture by separating presentation, processing, and data into 3 separate and distinct entities.

• The software in the client handles the presentation (to the user) using similar tools as in the 2-tier architecture.

Server

Network

PC

PC

PC

Clients

Server

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