1.3 Clients and Servers

Question 1

What is a Server?

Answer 1

A computer that holds data for other computers.

Question 2

What is a Client?

Answer 2

A computer that requests data from a server

Question 3

what is Client/Server?

Answer 3

-Clients request access to data/services from servers
-Servers provide data/services.

Question 4

What are the advantages of client/server?

Answer 4

-Easier to secure data
-Easier to backup data
-Easier to manage users
-Only one point of failure/ place to update

Question 5

What are the disadvantages of client/server?

Answer 5

-Expensive
-Central point of failure

Question 6

What is peer to peer?

Answer 6

-No device has a higher status than other devices
-Devices request data/ services from each other.

Question 7

What are the advantages to peer to peer?

Answer 7

-Doesn’t rely on a server
-Doesn’t rely on single internet connection
-Less hardware investment

Question 8

What are the disadvantages to peer to peer?

Answer 8

-insecure
-lots of connections