Client server networks and peer to peer networks

• What is stored centrally on a client-server network?

  Files, software, user profiles, and passwords
• What does a client do in a client-server network?

  It sends a request to the server
• How does the server respond in a client-server network?

  By processing the request and responding
• What are the pros and cons of client-server networks?

  Pros:

  • Easy file tracking
  • Reliable servers
  • Easy backups and software updates
  • security: server can request passwords before fulfilling requests

  
  

  Cons:

  • Expensive to set up and maintain
  • Server overload can occur
  • If the server fails, all clients lose access
• How do peer-to-peer networks differ from client-server networks?

  Devices connect directly without a server
• Where are files stored in a peer-to-peer network?

  On individual devices
• What are the pros and cons of peer-to-peer networks?

  Pros:

  • Easy maintenance without expertise
  • No dependence on a server

  
  

  Cons:

  • Complicated updates and backups
  • Hard to track files, leading to duplicates
  • Data loss risk if one device fails