3.1.2 Network Architecture

PEER TO PEER NETWORK


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.




Peer-to-peer VS Client/Server Network







Review … between two network architecture