APPLICATION LAYER
CLIENT SERVER PARADIGM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Choose the best definition to explain what is meant by a ‘client-server’ network.
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Computers have equal status and do not rely on a central server. Each workstation is effectively a server and client.
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A client is used to make requests, the server processes these requests and then responds to the request. The server provides a service.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Used in home and corporate networks, a client is any computer hardware or software device that requests access to a service provided by a server. Clients are typically seen as the requesting program or user in a client-server architecture.
Detailed explanation-2: -In peer-to-peer (P2P) networking, a group of computers are linked together with equal permissions and responsibilities for processing data. Unlike traditional client-server networking, no devices in a P2P network are designated solely to serve or to receive data.
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