The traditional method for delivering applications by installing them on individual desktop computer systems.

• Local Installation

• Network Hosting

• Cloud Hosting

• Two Tier

A method of delivering applications by installing them on the local network.

• Local Installation

• Network Hosting

• Cloud Hosting

• Software as a Service (SaaS)

A method of delivering applications by hosting them in the cloud.

• Software as a Service (SaaS)

• One Tier

• Two Tier

• Cloud Hosting

A term associated with cloud hosting. Provides users with the applications they need to do their day-to-day work through the cloud by offering "pay as you use" services

• Network Hosting

• Cloud Hosting

• Software as a Service (SaaS)

• One Tier

An application architecture model where programs run as standalone applications on a single computer.

• One Tier

• Two Tier

• Three Tier

• n-Tier

An application architecture model with separate tiers (a client and a server) where applications store and retrieve data from a central repository.

• Platform Compatibility

• Three Tier

• Two Tier

• Proprietary Software

An application architecture model with separate tiers where an application presents the user interface on a client workstation, data is processed on an application server, and information is retrieved from a database management system on a database server.

• Three Tier

• One Tier

• Enterprise License

• Platform

An application architecture model where application developers add as many tiers as they need to create the most efficient services and processes on a network.

• n-Tier

• Platform Compatibility

• Personal License

• One Tier

A concern with using enterprise software in a network with multiple computer platforms and operating systems.

• Platform Compatibility

• Proprietary Software

• Personal License

• Enterprise License

Software that isn't owned but requires the purchase of a license to use the software.

• Platform Compatibility

• Proprietary Software

• Personal License

• Enterprise License