Classroom computing using on demand desktop streaming
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Authors
Brinkley, Douglas
Subjects
Educational technology
Advisors
Date of Issue
2010
Date
2010
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
Language
Abstract
Two of the most popular choices for classroom computing are laptop PCs and thin-client devices. Deciding between the two is often a difficult decision because both platforms have their respective advantages. Modern laptops give excellent performance because of their powerful processors and large amounts of memory. Thin-clients reduce maintenance costs through centralized configuration management. The Naval Postgraduate School is achieving the advantages of both platforms by employing a new technology called On Demand Desktop Streaming (ODDS). ODDS allows the school to maintain all of the laptop software, including the operating system, on a network server. The internal hard drives of the classroom laptops can even be removed to provide a near zero maintenance workstation environment. This paper describes the school's experiences with stand-alone networked PCs, thin-clients, and the new ODDS system in a classroom setting.
Type
Technical Report
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Graduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS-GSBPP-10-013
Sponsors
Funder
Format
viii, 20 p.: ill.;28 cm.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.