25-08-2017, 09:32 PM
Client – Server Architecture
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A network architecture in which each computer or process on the network is either a client or a server.
Clients
Applications that run on computers
Rely on servers for
Files
Devices
Processing power
Example: E-mail client
An application that enables you to send and receive e-mail
Servers
Computers or processes that manage network resources
Disk drives (file servers)
Printers (print servers)
Network traffic (network servers)
Example: Database Server
A computer system that processes database queries
Client–Server Computing
Process takes place
on the server and
on the client
Servers
Store and protect data
Process requests from clients
Clients
Make requests
Format data on the desktop