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NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

Client-Server Network

It is also known as a server-based network. In this setup, servers are special, powerful
computers that provide ‘services’ to the client computers on the network. These services might
include:

 Providing a central, common file storage area


 Sharing hardware such as printers
 Controlling who can or cannot have access to the network
 Sharing Internet connections

The Client or workstation is the machine which let the users access the services on the
server.

Advantages of Client-server

 It is very secure.
 Backup is in one central place

Disadvantages of client-server

 The network is congested when many clients request services from the server
 If the server fails, the whole network goes down

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Peer-to-Peer Network

The Peer-to-Peer network does not distinguish between client and server instead
each node can either be a client or a server depending on the whether the node
is requesting or providing the services. Each node is considered as a peer because they
have equal status.

Advantages of peer-to-peer

 There are less signal in the network.


 There is no need for a server because severs are more expensive.

Disadvantages of peer-to-peer

 Security for individual files is less


 Backup is made way difficult since the data is not in one central place. It is saved
on different computers.

Differences Between Client-Server and Peer-to-Peer Network

1. There is a server and specific clients in the client-server network model whereas,
in peer-to-peer each node can act as both server and client.
2. In the client-server model, the server provides services to the client. In peer-to-
peer, each peer can provide services and can also request for the services.

3. In the client-server model, sharing information is more important whereas, in peer-


to-peer model connectivity between peers is more important.

4. In the client-server model, data is stored on a central server whereas, in peer-to-


peer each peer has its own data.

5. The client-server model is more expensive to implement than peer-to-peer.


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