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NETWORK ARCHITECTURE - Coggle Diagram

- - - - SERVER
        
        DEFINITION:
        
        A computer that serves information or other services to other computers in a network
        
        Types
        
        File server stores and manages files
        
        Print server manages printers and documents being printed
        
        Database server stores and provides access to a database
        
        Network server manages network traffic (activity)
        
        Web server is a computer that delivers requested web pages to your computer
        
        Function
        
        Control access to the hardware,software, and other resources on the network
        
        Provides a centralized storage area for programs, data, and information.
      - CLIENTS
        
        DEFINITION
        
        A computer or device that requests and uses services or resources provided by a server
        
        EXAMPLE OF REQUESTS
        
        Client on the network (company employees) access the customer database on the server
        
        make a requests for data that is stored on a server
        
        To check your bank account from your computer (as a client) requests to a server program at the bank
  - - - Each computer, called a peer, has equal responsibilities and capabilities,sharing hardware (such as a printer),data or information with other computers and mobile device
      - Decentralized network architecture where computers or devices,known as peers, communicate and share resources directly with each other without relying on a central server
    - - BitTorrent-downloading movie,song
      - Lime Wire-downloading movie,song
      - Skype
      - SHAREit
    - - Device connect and communicate via the home network
      - Refers to network setup where devices within a home or residential environment are connected to each other directly, without the need for a central server or dedicated networking equipment
    - - Peer-to-peer networks that operate over the internet,connecting devices across different networks and geographical locations
      - Decentralized network architecture that allows computers and devices connected to the internet to interact and share resources directly with each other,without relying on a central server