Client Side Vs Server Side

Client Side Vs Server Side

1. Client Side

   • Disadvantages
     • Computer Speed - The speed of the process is determined by how powerful the processor is In the computer, if the PC has a bad processor the processing will of course be slow
   • Advantages
     • Speed- Client side is faster because the data does not need to travel across the internet
     • Security - Data cannot be intercepted on the client in the way it can when it moves across the internet

2. Server Side

   • Advantages
     • Browser Independent - The browser that the client uses is irrelevant because all the processing is done server-side.
     • Efficiency - The information to process does not need to be downloaded to the clients computer
     • Security - When data is transferred across the internet it is more at risk of security threats
     • The processing occurs on the web server, which is likely to be more powerful than a clients computer
   • Disadvantages
     • Browser Specific - Different browsers process scripts in different ways, therefore the web page owner cannot be sure how their web page will appear on screen
     • Overloading - If a lot of users are asking the web server to process data it could overload the server and cause it to run slowly or crash