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2.Technical - (see Figures 5-2 & 5-3):  Migration of computer power to end users will be driving force for network-based IS. SUMURU - single user, multiple user, remote utility.
A.Processors:
§SU: single user, stand-alone and connected to LNs; clients
§MU: multiple user, serve local groups of users; server. Also heavy duty computation for SU’s, backups for MU’s, program libraries for SU’s, and dB management.
§RU: remote utility, heavy-duty computing, corporate dB management, corporation mainframes and value-added network services
Two Guiding Frameworks for DS: Technical