DATABASE CONCEPTS (LL)
DATABASE CONCEPTS (LL)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781323774854
Author: KROENKE
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.1RQ

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Web based application in three-tier Architecture:

In web based environment, a Web server and the DBMS (Database Management System) can execute on different system.

  • The major components of web database applications are web browser, web server and database.

The below diagram will illustrate the three-tier architecture as follows:

DATABASE CONCEPTS (LL), Chapter 7, Problem 7.1RQ

The layers in the three-tier architecture are listed below:

  • Application (web browser)
  • Web server
  • DBMS server

Application (web browser):

  • Applications are developed using scripting language which executes on computers.
  • It will send a web page request to the web server.

Web server:

  • Server scripting code is used to control the code which returns back to the browser.
  • It will send a database request to the DBMS server.

DBMS server:

  • Results from databases are made by sending request for DBMS operations using SQL and SQL/PSM commands.

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