A large organization is selecting between two architectures for a web application.
Design A:
Browser → Database Server
Design B:
Browser → Application Server → Database Server
The application requires authentication, payment validation, fraud detection, business rules, and support for millions of users.
Which design should the architect recommend?

Question

A large organization is selecting between two architectures for a web application. 
 Design A: 
 Browser → Database Server 
 Design B: 
 Browser → Application Server → Database Server 
 The application requires authentication, payment validation, fraud detection, business rules, and support for millions of users. 
 Which design should the architect recommend?

Answer

Design A, because direct database access always improves security

Answer

Design B, because the intermediate layer centralizes business logic and improves scalability, security, and maintenance

Answer

Design A, because an application server is unnecessary

Answer

Either design, because architecture does not affect system requirements

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