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Client Server Network

The document discusses client-server networks, where a dedicated server computer stores data, manages resources, and controls user access for client computers. A client is a program that requests services from the server, which is a program that provides services to clients and runs continuously. Advantages of client-server networks include centralized data storage, security, and scalability, while disadvantages include potential traffic congestion and lack of robustness if the server fails.

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Client Server Network

The document discusses client-server networks, where a dedicated server computer stores data, manages resources, and controls user access for client computers. A client is a program that requests services from the server, which is a program that provides services to clients and runs continuously. Advantages of client-server networks include centralized data storage, security, and scalability, while disadvantages include potential traffic congestion and lack of robustness if the server fails.

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Client Server Network

Client-server networks are computer networks that use a dedicated computer


(server) to store data, manage/provide resources and control user access. A
client and server networking model is a model in which computers such as
servers provide the network services to the other computers such as clients to
perform a user based tasks. The server acts as a central point on the network
upon which the other computers connect to. A computer that connects to the
server is called a client. This model is known as client-server networking model.
A client-server network is usually preferred over a peer-to-peer network that
doesn’t have a central server to manage the network.

Client
A client is a program that runs on the local machine requesting service from the
server. A client program is a finite program means that the service started by the
user and terminates when the service is completed.

Server
A server is a program that runs on the remote machine providing services to the
clients. When the client requests for a service, then the server opens the door for
the incoming requests, but it never initiates the service.A server program is an
infinite program means that when it starts, it runs infinitely unless the problem
arises. The server waits for the incoming requests from the clients. When the
request arrives at the server, then it responds to the request.

The application programs using the client-server model should follow the given
below strategies:
An application program is known as a client program, running on the local
machine that requests for a service from an application program known as a
server program, running on the remote machine.
A client program runs only when it requests for a service from the server while
the server program runs all time as it does not know when its service is required.
A server provides a service for many clients not just for a single client.
Therefore, we can say that client-server follows the many-to-one relationship.
Many clients can use the service of one server.
Services are required frequently, and many users have a specific client-server
application program. For example, the client-server application program allows
the user to access the files, send e-mail, and so on. If the services are more
customized, then we should have one generic application program that allows
the user to access the services available on the remote computer.

Advantages of Client-server networks:


Centralized: Centralized back-up is possible in client-server networks, i.e., all
the data is stored in a server.
Security: These networks are more secure as all the shared resources are
centrally administered.
Performance: The use of the dedicated server increases the speed of sharing
resources. This increases the performance of the overall system.
Scalability: We can increase the number of clients and servers separately, i.e.,
the new element can be added, or we can add a new node in a network at any
time.
Disadvantages of Client-Server network:
Traffic Congestion is a big problem in Client/Server networks. When a large
number of clients send requests to the same server may cause the problem of
Traffic congestion.
It does not have a robustness of a network, i.e., when the server is down, then
the client requests cannot be met.
A client/server network is very decisive. Sometimes, regular computer hardware
does not serve a certain number of clients. In such situations, specific hardware
is required at the server side to complete the work.
Sometimes the resources exist in the server but may not exist in the client. For
example, If the application is web, then we cannot take the print out directly on
printers without taking out the print view window on the web.

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