COMPUTER NETWORKING

APPLICATION LAYER

CLIENT SERVER PARADIGM

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

The term “server” and “server-host” is interchangeable when we are talking about hardware. True or False?

A	True
B	False
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -A host is a computer or other device that communicates with other hosts on a network. Also known as network hosts, hosts include clients and servers that send or receive data, services and applications.

Detailed explanation-2: -While the basic difference between a host and a server is that a server is a software or hardware that offers services to other devices in a network, a host is a device that connects to other devices in a network.

Detailed explanation-3: -Host Hardware / Server (Host) means a physical hardware running Hypervisor software to run multiple virtual machines / instances. Host provides the CPU and memory resources to virtual machines running on it as well enable virtual machines access to storage and networks.

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