A peer-to-peer network is a network where each workstation has equivalent capabilities and responsibilities. In this type of network there is no dedicated server, each workstation acts as a server and they share the responsibilities that a single dedicated server would. Each workstation is allowed to access all information allowed by the owners of each workstation. Each…
Networking is everywhere one of the main benefits is that we can share devices such as printers, scanners, CD-ROM drives and many more. Also, we can connect to networks as Meyers (2003, p3) said “one network can be connected to another network and become a more powerful tool because of the great resources”.…
The purpose of a Network is to share data. To make this possible, you have to be able to connect to other computers. To make this enticing to people to want to take advantage of this technology, it has to be simple not so complex. This sounds a little difficult to understand as far as a qualified answer, but to sum things up that is it. The question to ask and that many people don’t consider is how data is transferred from one computer to another computer?…
2. You are the network administrator for a company that has a peer-to-peer network. How would the pieces and components of this network relate to each other? Define all of the components of this type of network.…
After assessing the advantages and disadvantages of using a Web-based compensation tool verses a client-server based, and a stand-alone PC system my results are as followed. In my opinion, a client- server would be the best system to use for an organization; verses the Web-based and the stand-alone PC based systems, because the client-server based provides set-ups and can be altered without disturbing the clients, while the other two systems require accessing every peer in the network (www.client-serverbased). For example, the client server arrangements aid security requires efforts, because there are fewer servers, limiting the number of persons with access to them and increasing security features of the servers. Client-server networks can become congested and overload the server with request, while P2P request efforts improve with the number of participants. Client-server users can also suffer when a vital server fails, while the evenly distributed duties in the (P2P) system ensure the network will be operational while not at full capacity. A client-server describes a type of computer application architecture within the network computing that designate tasks between clients that instigate request and servers that process request. The two-tiered model enables file sharing between the client and the users. Some users include Web browsing, email, and the chat room. Client-server architecture is distinguished for peer to peer (P2P) architecture where the peers can act as clients or servers, and have equal…
4. Transparency of location: The server can reside on the same machine as the client or on a different machine across a network. Client/server software usually masks the location of…
There are three different fundamental application architectures. In host-based networks, the server performs virtually all of the work. In client-based networks, the client computer does most of the work; the server is used only for data storage. In client-server networks, the work is shared between the servers and clients. The client performs all presentation logic, the server handles all data storage and data access logic, and one performs the application logic. Client server networks can be cheaper to install and often better balance the network loads but are far more complex and costly to develop manage.…
A peer-to-peer network has no central server. Each workstation on the network equally shares its files with the others. These kind of networks should be installed in homes or very small businesses where employees intermingle regularly. They are not as expensive to set up but they offer almost no security.…
Peer-to-peer (P2P) systems are popularly used as “file-swapping” networks to support distributed content sharing. A number of P2P networks for file sharing have been developed and deployed. Gnutella is among the most popular P2P systems. This chapter presents a broad overview of P2P computing and concentrates on Gnutella I in the context of Web Services discovery. It also emphasizes on the analysis of a revised mechanism that can achieve the ping pong message exchange objectives but with less network traffic. In addition, these chapters also suggest method in detail and provide lines of reasoning as to why it could.…
Network computing was created in an effort to allow users of a computer application to share data more easily than using stand alone computers. Clients on a client/server network store their application data on a central server. There are two categories of clients on a network. They were originally categorized by their hardware design, but today clients are categorized by the software application design and where the bulk of the processing is done and where the bulk of the application software is stored.…
In a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, every machine plays the role of client and server at the same time. Although a P2P network has a number of advantages over the traditional client-server model in terms of efficiency and fault-tolerance, additional security threats can be introduced. Users and IT administrators need to be aware of the risks from propagation of malicious code, the legality of downloaded content, and vulnerabilities within peer-to-peer software. Security and preventative measures should be implemented to protect from any potential leakage of sensitive information and possible security breaches. Within corporate networks, system administrators need to ensure that peer-to-peer traffic complies with the corporate security policy. In addition, they should only open a minimal set of firewall ports to allow for such traffic. For end-users and/or home users, precautions must also be taken to avoid the possible spread of viruses over peer-to-peer networks.…
Network: From the above we have seen that client and server are independent. But a link must be there to connect client and server for the application to function as a whole. This is done by network. This acts as a communication media between client and server.…
A peer-to-peer network consists of workstations like desktops or laptops connected by network cables. Workstations are set up to share files, folders and printer connections depending on users' discretion. There are no dedicated computers to manage other computers. Each workstation stands independently on its own but maintains a shared connection to other workstations to communicate and share files and applications.…
In a P2P network, the "peers" are computer systems which are connected to each other via the Internet. Files can be shared directly between systems on the network without the need of a central server. In other words, each computer on a P2P network becomes a file server as well as a client. P2P allows us to search for files on other people's computers. Meanwhile, other users on the network can search for files on my computer, but typically only within a single folder that we have designated to share…
TYPES OF COMPUTER NETWORKS Maninder Kaur professormaninder@gmail.com What is Network? • A network consists of two or more computers that are linked in order to share resources (such as printers and CDs), exchange files, or allow electronic communications.…