3.1 NETWORK BASIC

3.1.2 Network Architecture

1. Type of network architecture:

    - Peer-to-peer

    - Client server

2. Network Architecture:

    - The design of computers, other devices and media           on a network.

3. Peer to Peer.

    - Describes an Internet network on which users access           each other's hard disks and exchange files directly           over the Internet.

4. Client Server.

    -One or more computers act as a server, and the other      computers on the network request services from the          server.

5. Client:

    - Other computers and mobile devices on the network         that rely on the server for its resources.

6. Server:

    - Sometimes called host computer, controls access to        the hardware, software and other resources on the           network and provides a centralized storage area for           programs, data and information.