1. A network model in which all computers can function as clients or servers as needed, and there’s no centralized control over network resources.
2. Is a simple, inexpensive network that typically connects fewer than 10 computers.
3. Most computers function as clients or servers.
Example : A computer can act as a
server by sharing a printer it’s connected to and at the same time act
as client by accessing a file shared by another computer on the network.
CLIENT-SERVER NETWORK
1.
Network in which one or more computers act as a server, and the other
computers (clients) on the network request services from the server.
Client-Server Architecture
1. An architecture in which the
user's PC (the client) is the requesting machine, and the server is the
supplying machine, both of which are connected via a local area network
(LAN) or a wide area network (WAN) such as the Internet.