6.3 - Client-server & Peer-to-peer Flashcards
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What are client-server and peer-to-peer examples of?
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Network architecture
2
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What is the server and client in client-server?
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Server = powerful computer which provides services or resources required by any of the clients
Client = computer which requests the services or resources provided by the server
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What is the the role of the client?
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Sends requests to the server
Waits for a reply
Receives a reply
4
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What is the role of the server?
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- waits for the requests from the clients
- may need to pass the request to another server - in high case it then becomes the client
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What are the features of a client-server network?
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- central server manages security
- some files are held on the central server
- some processing tasks are done by the server
- clients request services from the server
- suitable for many different types of organisations
- can require specialist IT staff to administer the network
6
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What are 5 different types of specialised servers?
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- web server
- print server
- mail server
- file server
- database server
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What are the features of a peer-to-peer network?
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- no central server to control files or security
- suitable for small companies with fewer computers
- all computers can easily see files from all computers
- all computers can communicate with each other without having to go through the central server
- if a computer is off data cannot be retrieved
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What is cloud computing?
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Imaginative term for internet computing
9
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What are the advantages of cloud computing?
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- some software does not have to be downloaded to the users computer
- all software and data files are held by the software manufacturer “in the cloud”
- software and data is accessible from any computer from anywhere in the cloud
- data is automatically backed up, no risk of losing it
- software and data doesn’t take up any space on the user’s hard device
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