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Client-Server Network
Advantages & Disadvantages
Peer-to-peer vs Client-Server
 Peer-to-peer Network

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Client-Server Network

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