Client-Server
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Peer-to-peer
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Computer/nodes request services from the server.
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Each individual computers act as both the service provider and the service consumer.
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Software installation in the server only.
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Software installation for all computer.
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Easy to manage the resources in the network (server existence facilitate the distribution of the resources)
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Difficult to manage the resources in the network.
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Higher cabling cost
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Less cabling cost.
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Security control by server (centralized)
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Security control by their own.
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