OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTERS
COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS
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An application program running on the local machine requests a service from another application program-server-running on the remote machine
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Network operating systems distribute their functions over a number of networked computers
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It then adds functions that allow access to shared resources by a number of users concurrently
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CPU can only run one program at a time. OS will switch programs for it
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Detailed explanation-1: -A client is a program that runs on the local machine requesting service from the server.
Detailed explanation-2: -Client-server is a relationship in which one program (the client) requests a service or resource from another program (the server).
Detailed explanation-3: -A client-server application is a program that runs on the client-side while accessing the information over a remote server. The client-server always makes requests to the remote server by calling functions of the server to retrieve information.
Detailed explanation-4: -Common examples of client-server networks include DNS (Domain Name Systems), web browsers and web servers, and FTP (file transfer protocol) clients. Most people experience client-server networking daily using computers, smartphones, and tablets connected to the Internet.
Detailed explanation-5: -Client/server describes the relationship between two computer programs in which one program, the client, makes a service request from another program, the server, which fulfills the request. Although the client/server idea can be used by programs within a single computer, it is a more important idea in a network.