Client-server and peer to peer networks

Choose the best definition to explain what is meant by a 'peer-to-peer' network.

• Computers have equal status and do not rely on a central server. Each workstation is effectively both a server and client.

• A client is used to make requests, the server processes these requests and then responds to the request. The server provides a service.

What is the 'client' part of a network?

• A device such as a switch or a router that works for the network.

• A server providing a service to workstations on a network.

• A workstation, network node or node.

• The ISP - Internet Service Provider.

In this image, the devices labelled 'B' are ________ in the network

• Servers

• Clients

• Equal

• Peers

What type of network is this?

• Peer-to-peer

• Client-server

Some servers are specialised for certain roles, such as a 'Print' Server.

• True

• False

Which best describes a server?

• A computer that stores data
• A computer that stores software
• Central computer - provides clients with functionality
• A computer within a network

Why is a client reliant on a server?

• The client might might get abducted without the server
• The server prevents the client from breaking down
• Client retrieves saved data and software from the server
• The clients does not power on without the server

Which best describes a peer to peer network?

• To peers connected together
• Devices connected together - without a server
• To piers connected together
• Two devices connected together - without a client

What are the advantages of a peer to peer network?

• More stylish
• Relatively cheap, low maintenance
• Faster
• More effective

Which one of these items is not an advantage of a client-server network?

• No central point of failure
• Central control of security
• Easier to supervise network performance
• Easier to perform software upgrades