Computer Science Homework Help

Server programs are rarely implemented as non-threaded applications,
even though that is how you implemented your previous server
application. Servers would not be able to provide the necessary
throughput unless they used threading to allow for I/O to occur
concurrently with servicing client requests.

For this Assignment, you will modify your finger server program from
Week 6 to use threads. The server should activate a new thread to
process each incoming client request, thus allowing client requests to
be processed concurrently.

To prepare:

• Start up NetBeans.
• Open your implementation of the finger protocol from Week 6.

Modify your finger server program to use
threads. The server should activate a new thread to process each
incoming client request, thus allowing client requests to be processed
concurrently.

In addition, write a 5- to 7-page paper documenting the changes that
you made and analyzing the impact the changes will have on the overall
throughput and latency of the server.

Include in your paper responses to these questions:

• What other solutions might you consider in order to increase throughput and reduce latency?
• Which solution do you consider to have the better trade-off between performance and complexity?
• Which solution do you consider to have the better application of modularity, abstraction, hierarchy, and layering?

Remember to properly cite your sources according to APA guidelines.

Save your implementation of the threaded finger server in a “.zip”
file. You will also submit your paper documenting the implementation and
analysis of your server separately.

Submit your zip file to the Assignment 2 Part 1 – Week 7 submission link and your Word document to the Assignment 2 Part 2 Turnitin – Week 7 submission link.

Please do not put your name or “student name” anywhere on the documents.