What is thin computing?

Question

Options

• AA process of making applications available on mobile devices instead of PCs
• BA layer in client virtuaiization that provides the user access into the infrastructure
• CDesktop computers that have only the minimum features to access the internet
• DReducing the PC requirements by adopting cloud services instead of locally installed applications

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  90% (36)
• C
  5% (2)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Option B is correct because in client virtualization, thin computing refers specifically to the access layer - the thin client - that serves as the user's entry point into a centralized virtual infrastructure, where all actual processing occurs on the server side rather than locally.

Option A describes mobilization or app delivery strategies, not thin computing. Option C comes closest to describing a thin client device, but it mischaracterizes it as only accessing the internet, when thin clients actually access virtualized server-side resources (VDI, terminal servers, etc.). Option D describes cloud migration or SaaS adoption - a related but distinct concept where locally installed software is replaced by cloud-hosted alternatives.

Memory tip: Think of "thin" as the client being stripped down to almost nothing - it's just a lightweight access layer that hands off all the heavy work to the infrastructure behind it. If you remember "thin = access layer into the infrastructure," option B will always stand out.

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