N-Tier Architecture N-Layered Architecture

Question

Hi What is the difference between n-tier architecture and n-layered architecture. What are the advantages of each one over the other. How we will choose which one is going to apply. Please help me out. Thanks in advance.

Kirtan Patel · Answer

Friend Here is better explanation about it in easy language N-Tier Architecture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitier_architecture N-Tirer vs N layer http://codebetter.com/blogs/david.hayden/archive/2005/07/23/129745.aspx

jinge · Answer

Please read the following two sites to get the differences. http://davidhayden.com/blog/dave/archive/2005/07/22/2401.aspx http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/220113-N-tier-vs-N-layer-suggested-reading-if-you-dont-know-the-difference/