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A Net 3

The document outlines three basic network models: client/server, peer-to-peer, and centralized computing. Client/server networks are the most popular due to their versatility and centralized administration, while peer-to-peer networks allow computers to share resources directly. Centralized computing offers high performance but comes with high costs and complexity.

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A Net 3

The document outlines three basic network models: client/server, peer-to-peer, and centralized computing. Client/server networks are the most popular due to their versatility and centralized administration, while peer-to-peer networks allow computers to share resources directly. Centralized computing offers high performance but comes with high costs and complexity.

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NETWORK MODELS Client/server networks

The client/server network is the workhorse


Network can be organized into three basic
of the network world and consist of at least
models client/server, peer to peer and
one server with shared recourses and on or
centralize computing. Client/server and peer
more clients which users do their work on.
to peer are used with PC networks. While
The server, often called the backend, stores
centralized computing models are used with
and secures user’s files. It provides the
mid-range and mainframe computers usually
single point of administration for network
a UNIX- based operating system. The peer-
users, files, and applications. In client/server
to-peer model is the simplest to implement
network, the function of the server is to
and assemble. Client/server is the most
provide services, where as thew function of
popular configuration, because of its
the client is to provide the actual processing.
versatility and power drawing mainly the
Most client/server networks are built round a
vast variety and higher performance of
domain structure, where all servers within a
specialized server hardware.
given domain share a common
Central computing networks administration scheme
Peer-to-peer networks
The host ids the core of the centralized A peer-to-peer network is simply a group of
computing model. Host computers typically computers that function as both servers and
run the UNIX operating system and can clients (share and access resources). In this
process multiple jobs simultaneously and in type of network, a user works on a
a very efficient manner. Jobs are initiated by workstation and actually shares that
the terminal which has no processing workstation’s resources with other
capability on its own and simply provides workstations.
input/output for their host. The user logs into Disadvantages
the host computer to process user’s job;  It may be slow
when the job is finished, the host computer  Lack of a central security administration
sends the results of the job back to the  Decentralized administration might be a
terminal. nightmare.

The main advantage of centralized


computing is that they share the highest
performance networks today. Its major
disadvantages are:
 They are costly
 They are dependent on custom written
software
 They are more complicated than PC
servers

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