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    Student Workbook: Client-Server & Peer-to-Peer Network

    Glossary
    Architecture

    Client server network

    Server

    Authentication

    Shared drive/area

    Access rights

    Peer-to-peer network

    1. Draw a diagram (or find a suitable image) which shows the layout of a client server network

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    2. Complete the paragraph below by filling in the missing words

    EMAIL BACKUPS COMPUTER

    PRINTING CLIENT SPECIFIC

    A client server network will have a powerful, specialist server at its heart. The server’s

    primary role is to ‘serve’ files and resources to users, as they are requested.

    The server may also manage printing jobs, access to the internet, email services and data

    backups . Larger networks may have a number of different servers, each performing a

    specific task. For example, there may be a dedicated file server, a separate print server and

    an email server.

    3. Computers on a client-server network will connect to the server through

    A switch or hub……………………………………………………………………………………

    4. In order to gain access to the resources on a client-server network, users will need to

    Enter a username and a password……………………………………………………………………………………

    This is called ‘authentication’

    5. Once you have logged into a network, you may not be able to see all of the files and

    resources stored on the server. Expain why this might be true:

    You may not have the access rights to view certain files.

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    6a. Write down three advantages of a client-server network.

    i) all files are stored centrally

    ii) backups only have to be done on the server

    iii) software updates can be done only once on the server

    6b) Write down three disadvantages of client-server networks

    i) if the server goes down, no files can be accessed

    ii) The server is expensive

    iii) Specialist staff are needed

    ii)

    iii)

    7. How does a peer-to-peer network differ from a client-server network?

    A peer to peer network does not have a central server.

    8a. Write down three advantages of a peer-to-peer network.

    i) does not need an expensive server

    ii) easy to set up and maintain

    iii) specialist staff are not needed

    8b) Write down three disadvantages of peer-to-peer networks

    i) little security

    ii) other users might access a computer slowing it down

    iii) files can’t be backed up centrally


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    Tick if you understand the following:

    The role of a server in a client-server network Tick

    The advantages and disadvantages of a client-server network Tick

    The differences between a client-server and a peer-to-peer network Tick

    The advantages and disadvantages of a peer-to-peer network Tick

    Where you would be likely to find the two types of architecture Tick

    If there is anything in this list that you have not ticked, go back and re-read that section

    The score I got in my quiz was 100%

    Write down one question that you still have about this topic.

    Look up the answer and write it down here

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