2007-02-19 09:35:57 · 2 answers · asked by cabadbaranon 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Front-end software is the stuff that end-users see. This can be a web site, or a program that sits your desktop, or the ATM software.
Back-end software is the stuff that no one sees. Front-end software connects to it, and it handles database transactions, business logic, etc.
The simplest example is the ATM - front-end software is developed to reside in the ATM, and back-end software is developed to send and receive messages from the front-end software to initiate transactions, etc.
2007-02-19 09:42:10 · answer #1 · answered by Rex M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Roughly speaking, front-end deals more with user
interface, page design, browser interaction, sometimes
internationalization, etc.
Back-end deals more with scalability, performance,
hardware, storage, reliability, system security.
2007-02-19 17:42:45 · answer #2 · answered by Zarco 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋