GCSE J277 - 1.3.1 - Network Types and Performance

A central backing store is available to all computers

• Client-Server
• Peer-to-Peer

Storage facilities are distributed across all computers

• Client-Server
• Peer-to-Peer

Security is not centrally controlled

• Client-Server
• Peer-to-Peer

Security is controlled by the central computer

• Client-Server
• Peer-to-Peer

Backup must be done separately for each computer

• Client-Server
• Peer-to-Peer

Backup is done centrally on the server

• Client-Server
• Peer-to-Peer

All users are reliant on the central server

• Client-Server
• Peer-to-Peer

No central server

• Client-Server
• Peer-to-Peer

Can support hundreds or even thousands of users and grow with an organisation

• Client-Server
• Peer-to-Peer

Easy to set up but most suited to homes and small businesses

• Client-Server
• Peer-to-Peer