N-Tier Architecture
Short introduction to Multi-Tier Architecture
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Short introduction to Multi-Tier Architecture
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Multi-tier architecture (often referred to as n-tier architecture) or multilayered architecture is a client–server architecture in which presentation, application processing, and data management functions are physically separated. Using an N-tier architecture, web developers can create modular applications.
In a multilayered architecture the most common used layers are:
Presentation layer - the visual part of a web application
Application layer - the server-side of a web application
Database layer - the persistence layer where information is saved and updated
This layer handles the user interaction. This part of the application is usually built-in HTML and Javascript in various technologies and frameworks:
- the popular Javascript framework built by Facebook
- The Progressive JavaScript Framework
Represents the server-side of the application and can be developed in many programming languages:
(the most popular server-side language ) using ,
server-side apps can be developed using ,
The majority of web apps requires a type of storage to save the relevant data:
In web development the most used architectures are:
The web application is served only once by the server, and runs entirely on the client-side
Sometimes named Full-Stack architecture
- the popular open-source database engine
- the lite version of MySql
- a document-based engine
- Wikipedia page
- a comprehensive article (with samples)
Techopedia - blog article
Techopedia - blog article
- a comparison of concepts
