Network (bbc pg 3-4)

Question 1

What is a client-sever network?

Answer 1

This type of network separates computers into one of two classifications - servers and clients.

Question 2

What is a server?

Answer 2

A server is a computer that manages and stores files, or one that provides services to other computers on the network. They control the network and allow other computers to share and communicate.

Question 3

What are types of servers?

Answer 3

• file servers - hold and maintain user files
• applications servers - allow programs to be run over a network
• web servers - hold and share web pages
• print servers - manage printing across a network
• mail servers - handle emails between users

Question 4

What is a client?

Answer 4

A client is a computer that relies on other computers (servers) to provide and manage data. The computer a person uses on a network is a client.

Question 5

Do clients store data?

Answer 5

Clients do not usually store data. Furthermore, they have no control over the network as a whole or over individual computers.

Question 6

What are peer to peer networks?

Answer 6

In a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, all computers have equal status - no computer has control over the network. There are no servers or clients.

Question 7

Do peers store there data?

Answer 7

Peers store their own files, which can be accessed by other peers on the network. Therefore, a peer is both a client and a server.

Question 8

Who do peer to peer networks suit?

Answer 8

P2P networks are best suited to smaller organisations that have fewer computers, or where fewer computers need access to the same data.