CLIENT-SERVERDefinition:
Network in which one or more computers act as a server, and the other computers (clients) on the network request services from the server.
Computers connected together to create a network which fall into two categories:
clients (workstations) and servers.
The definition of client and server:
| The Client |
The Server |
| Computer on a network that requests resources from the server. Also called a workstation. |
Computer that controls access to the hardware, software, and other resources on a network, and provides a centralized storage area for programs, data, and information. Note: Server can be a mainframe computer used in a network environment. *Servers are special, powerful computers that provide ‘services’ to the client computers on the network. These services might include: -Providing a central, common file storage area -Sharing hardware such as printers -Controlling who can or can’t have access the network -Sharing Internet connections |
- 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.
How it works:
