In the first two chapters, you'll learn the concepts that apply to all client/server systems and the crucial interrelationships between the parts. In the next two chapters, you'll learn how to create simple client/server applications of your own using Visual Basic. Each chapter after that builds on your knowledge base until you have all the essential skills of a professional client/server programmer. And the entire book is chock-full of complete business applications, so you'll see how to handle all the complexities of a real-world system.