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4.3Basis-of-Comparison-peer-to-peer-and-client-server-architecture

The document compares client-server networks with peer-to-peer networks, highlighting key differences such as structure, expense, stability, data storage, and security. Client-server networks feature a dedicated server and are more stable and secure, while peer-to-peer networks allow each node to act as both client and server, resulting in lower costs but less stability. Overall, client-server networks are more suitable for environments requiring centralized control and security, whereas peer-to-peer networks excel in connectivity and resource sharing.

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4.3Basis-of-Comparison-peer-to-peer-and-client-server-architecture

The document compares client-server networks with peer-to-peer networks, highlighting key differences such as structure, expense, stability, data storage, and security. Client-server networks feature a dedicated server and are more stable and secure, while peer-to-peer networks allow each node to act as both client and server, resulting in lower costs but less stability. Overall, client-server networks are more suitable for environments requiring centralized control and security, whereas peer-to-peer networks excel in connectivity and resource sharing.

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Basis of Client-Server Network Peer-to-Peer Network

Compari
son
Basic In a client-server network, we In a peer-to-peer network,
have a specific server and clients are not distinguished;
specific clients connected to every node act as a client and
the server. server.
Expense A Client-Server network A Peer-to-Peer is less
is more expensive to expensive to implement.
implement.
Stability It is more It is less stable and scalable, if
stable and scalable than a the number of peers increases
peer-to-peer network. in the system.
Data In a client-server network, the In a peer-to-peer network,
data is stored in a centralized each peer has its own data.
server.
Server A server may get overloaded A server is not bottlenecked
when many customers make since the services are dispersed
simultaneous service requests. among numerous servers using
a peer-to-peer network.
Focus Sharing the information. Connectivity.
Service The server provides the Each node has the ability to
requested service in response both request and delivers
to the client's request. services.
Perform Because the server does the Because resources are shared
ance bulk of the work, performance in a big peer-to-peer network,
is unaffected by the growth of performance will likely to
clients. suffer.
Security A Client-Server network is a The network's security
secured network because the deteriorates, and its
server can verify a client's susceptibility grows as the
access to any area of the number of peers rises.
network, making it secure.

Key Differences between Client-Server and Peer-to-Peer Network

o The main distinction between client-server and peer-to-peer


networks is that client-server networks have a dedicated server
and specialised clients, whereas peer-to-peer networks allow any
node to operate as both a client and a server.
o The importance of connectivity between peers is greater in the
peer-to-peer architecture than in the client-server approach.
o In the client-server network, each peer has its own data, in
contrast to the client-server network, where data is stored on a
single server.
o In the client-server network, the server gives the client services.
Peer-to-peer, on the other hand, allows each peer to both
requests and deliver services.
o The client-server network is more stable and scalable than a
peer-to-peer,
o The client-server network is more costly than peer-to-peer
network.
o Peer-to-peer systems have distributed servers, which reduces the
likelihood that a server would become bottlenecked. Client-server
systems, on the other hand, have a single server that serves all
the clients, increasing the likelihood that a server will become
bottlenecked.

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