M1 Comparing the Benefits and Disadvantages of Peer-To-Peer and Client Server Networks
Compare the Benefits and Disadvantages of Peer-To-Peer and Client Server Networks What is a Peer-Peer network? Within a peer-to-peer network computers communicate between each other without the need for a central server, each peer on the network can provide services which others can use. For example, file/print sharing, peer-to-peer networks are usually cheaper as you don’t have to purchase expensive servers or server software for the network. This is a very small network with a maximum of 10 or under users. Users manage their own machine so there is no need for network managers, as it can be setup through the facilities of the OS which would make it a lot easier to do. There are a lot of home networking books, so that if a peer goes down then only the service from that peer is missing. What is a Client Server Network? Within a client-server network all requests for data or services comes through a central server, these servers provide services to the client computers, w