Explain about client-server and peer-to-peer networking

Explain about client-server and peer-to-peer networking.

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Lets understand client-server and peer-to-peer networking with the help of following description .

They are types of networking on the basis of architecture:

Peer to peer(P2P):

• In this all the computers are treated equally.
• No one computer is server or client.
• All computers can be said working as client or server.
• Computers have self processing capability and do not rely on others.
• Computers have or can run with normal operating system like, XP, Me etc and application.
• Easy sharing of files and allows us to have chatting.
• failure of one does not mean others are down; networking goes on.
• If heavy load is given, they may not give same performance. etc
• low level security.

Client –server:

• In this, one or two computers work as server and left all work as clients.
• Clients computers give request to server for a task to be performed.
• Clients computers may or may not have self processing capability. they rely on server.
• Mostly servers use a powerful operating system like, Linux or Unix or Win advanced server2008 etc.
• Through server, the sharing of files is done.
• Everything is controlled by server so in the case of down, services can not be completed.
• under heavy load, many servers share the tasks.
• there is high level security in networking.
• High traffic towards servers while processing.