WEB BROWSERS TECHNOLOGY
THE INTERNET
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Question
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A server is connected to the Internet; a client is not.
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A server is a large computer; a client is a small computer.
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A server is a computer; a client is a human user.
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A server provides services; a client uses them.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The basic difference between the client and server is that client relies on the services of the server, whereas the server authorizes the client’s requests and facilitates them with the requested services. Servers can store and analyze the large data sets, whereas clients are not suited for such tasks.
Detailed explanation-2: -In general, and in a simplest form, a server is a machine or a program (software application) that waits for incoming requests, and a client is a machine or program sending requests to another client or a server in order to take action.
Detailed explanation-3: -A server is a program, or machine, that waits for incoming requests. A client is a program, or machine, that sends requests to servers.
Detailed explanation-4: -A server offers one or more services. Server is also a more technical term, whereas service is more a term off the problem domain.
Detailed explanation-5: -Client Server is an architectural model, while a file server is a data organization method for storing user files centrally within a department or company.