Client-Server and Peer-to-Peer Networks

Question 1

Client-Server Networks

Answer 1

Managed by a server
Devices that connect to it are clients
Files are stored centrally on the server
Clients send requests to server 
e.g. websites hosted on web servers

Question 2

Pros of Client - Server

Answer 2

Easier to keep track of files

Easier to perform back-ups

Question 3

Cons of Client - Server

Answer 3

Expensive to set up

If server goes down all clients lose access to their work

Question 4

Peer - to - Peer Networks

Answer 4

All devices are equal -> connect directly to each other
Store files on individual devices and share with others
used at home to share files or to connect to a printer

Question 5

Pros of Peer-to-Peer

Answer 5

Easy to maintain -> no professional hardware

No dependence on the Server -. if one device fails the whole network isn’t lost

Question 6

Cons of Peer-to-Peer

Answer 6

Backups more complicated -> no centralised management

Copying files creates duplicate files -> easy to lose track of where everything is stored

Question 7

Cons of Peer-to-Peer

Answer 7

Backups are more complicated -> no centralised management

Copying files creates duplicate files -> easy to lose track of where everything is stored