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- 2. What is Peer to Peer A peer-to-peer network is group of computers, each of computers acts as a node for sharing files within the group.
- 3. Applications of Peer to Peer File sharing Steaming media Grid computing Instant messaging Voice over internet protocol
- 4. What is Client/Server A client server network is specific type of network of a single central computer acting as a server that directs multiple other computers, which are referred to as the clients.
- 5. Types of servers File transfer protocol Mail server Application server Message server Proxy server Database server Web server
- 6. Difference between Peer to Peer and Client/Server Clients/Server consist of many clients but Peer to Peer consist of one client one server. When Client/Server computing power, memory and storage is more than Peer to Peer. Client/Server are expensive to implement but Peer to Peer are less expensive to implement. In the Client/Server the data is stored in a centralized server but in Peer to Peer each peer has its own data.
Editor's Notes
- #3: Peer to peer network can be wired or wireless. instead of having a central server to act as a shared drive, each computer acts as the server for the files stored upon it.
- #5: By accessing the server, clients are then able to reach shared files and information saved on the serving computer. For example network printing, World Wide Web