COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER NETWORKING
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Question
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A client-server network has a central computer that provides services to the rest of the network
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A client-server network is cheap and easy to set up
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A client-server network cannot be used to share files
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Each computer on a client-server network is maintain separately
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is true about a client-server network? In a client-server network, a dedicated server responds to service requests from clients. The roles of client and server are not shared on each host in the network.
Detailed explanation-2: -Data is stored on a central server in client-server networks. Each participant in a peer-to-peer network has their own data. Sharing of information is the main emphasis of client-server networks.
Detailed explanation-3: -A client-server network is a communications model in which multiple client programs share the services of a common server program.
Detailed explanation-4: -The main difference between client and server is that a client is a machine or a program that requests for services through the web while a server is a machine or a program that provides services to the clients according to the client’s requests.