Definitions of back-end and front-end software
Not what you're looking for?
Please answer the following:
1. Define back-end and front-end applications.
2. Provide examples of BE and FE apps.
3. Define procedures (subroutines) and functions and the difference between them.
4. Provide examples of subs and functions.
Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary
This solution explains the difference between front-end and back-end software. It also provides an example that clearly demonstrates this difference.
Solution Preview
1. Front-end applications are the applications in a system the are closest to the user. These are the applications that the user interacts with. They typically deal more with user interface issues than with actual data processing or calculation. The typical front-end application presents data to the user and delivers instructions and data to the back-end for processing.
Back-end applications are the applications in a system that the user doesn't see directly. They are responsible for storing and retrieving data from the storage system (databases or files). They are also responsible for doing most of ...
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Basic Networking Questions
This quiz consists of some basic networking questions.
Excel Introductory Quiz
This quiz tests your knowledge of basics of MS-Excel.
Word 2010: Tables
Have you never worked with Tables in Word 2010? Maybe it has been a while since you have used a Table in Word and you need to brush up on your skills. Several keywords and popular options are discussed as you go through this quiz.
Basic Computer Terms
We use many basic terms like bit, pixel in our usual conversations about computers. Are we aware of what these mean? This little quiz is an attempt towards discovering that.
Inserting and deleting in a linked list
This quiz tests your understanding of how to insert and delete elements in a linked list. Understanding of the use of linked lists, and the related performance aspects, is an important fundamental skill of computer science data structures.