Centralized Computing

Centralized computing is similar to a client/server architecture where one or more client PCs are directly connected to a central server. Typically, each client PC is a thin client with no or very limited computing capacity. They generally have a visual display, basic input devices and a thin CPU with networking capabilities. Client PCs are connected over the network to a central server that processes their computations. The central server is deployed with the primary application, massive computing resources, storage and other high-end computing-intensive features. All the client nodes are entirely dependent on the central server for any application access, computing, storage, Internet access and security. Moreover, the administrator in a centralized computing infrastructure manages all the client nodes from the central server interface.