tages to the firm of this shifting in information systems (IS) platforms?
2. What might be the advantages of not changing the
IS platforms?
b. When firms downsize their IS platforms, they often move to local-area networks (LANs) linked to wide-area networks (WANs). One popular approach to a network is the client/server computing model.
1. Define and .list the basic components of each of
the following terms:
• LAN
• WAN
2. Give an example of client/server computing.
3. What are the attributes likely to make an
application a good candidate for client/server
computing?