Knobull.com's Development Team Will Apply Client-Server System Technology To Upgrade Search Engine Platform

January 21,2013

Lynn Bentley, CEO reviews use of distributed Software System to maximize Specialized Search Engine support success

Knobull.com's Development Team Will Apply Client-Server System Technology To Upgrade Search Engine Platform

Lynn Bentley says, "The term client-server refers to a popular model for computer networking that utilizes client and server computing devices each designed for specific purposes. The client-server model can be used on the Internet as well as local area networks to decentralize computing power. Examples of client-server systems on the Internet include Web browsers and Web servers, clients and servers, and Internet Search Engine services.

Client/server networking grew in popularity many years ago as personal computers (PCs) became the common alternative to older mainframe and mini-computers. Client devices are typically PCs with network software applications installed that request and receive information over the network. Mobile devices as well as desktop computers can both function as clients. A server device typically stores files and databases including more complex applications like the Knobull.com Meta-Search site.

The Knobull Search Engine, client-server model will distinguish between applications as well as devices. Network users make requests to a server by sending key word messages, and the server will respond to the users by acting on each request and returning precise search results. Our server will support a large number of individual clients, and multiple servers can be networked together in a pool to handle the increased processing load as the regional reach is expanded to multiple US locations. Each of these clients features a user interface (either graphic- or text-based) and a client application that allows the user to connect to servers. In the case of email and FTP, users will enter a designated connection.

The client-server model was originally developed to allow more users to share access to database applications. Compared to the mainframe approach used by most other search engines, client-server offers improved scalability because connections can be made as needed rather than being fixed. The client-server model also supports modular applications that can make the job of creating software easier. In so-called "two-tier" and "three-tier" types of client-server systems, software applications are separated into modular pieces, and each piece is installed on clients or servers specialized for each regional subsystem as the search service is expanded.

Bentley concludes, "Client-server was the selected technical approach to manage meta-search, email and personal data applications. The primary alternative, peer-to-peer networking, models all devices as having equivalent capability rather than specialized client or server roles. Compared to client-server, peer to peer networks offer some advantages such as more flexibility in growing the system to handle large number of clients. Client-server networks generally offer advantages in keeping data secure."

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