Client Server Architecture

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1. ASHIR MUBEEN SAHI

2. Client Server Architecture Ashir Mubeen Sahi

3. Definition The term ‘ Client-Server ’ refers to the Network architecture where one or more computers are connected to a server. Ashir Mubeen Sahi

4. Ashir Mubeen Sahi Client Server Architecture  A network architecture in which each computer or process on the network is either a client or a server .

5. Ashir Mubeen Sahi Components Clients Servers Communication Networks Client Server

6. Ashir Mubeen Sahi User Applications that run on computers Rely on servers for Files Devices Example: E-mail client An application that enables us to send and receive e-mail Clients

7. Ashir Mubeen Sahi Computers that manage network resources Disk drives (file servers) Printers (print servers) Network traffic (network servers) Example: Database Server A computer system that processes database queries Servers

8. Ashir Mubeen Sahi Communication Networks Networks Connect Clients and Servers

9. Servers File Server Thick Client No hard-disk Network dependant One-tier architecture Mainframes One Tier (peer-to-peer) Talks directly to the mainframe Ashir Mubeen Sahi

10. Servers Application Server LAN (Local Access Network) Backbone Cluster Provides services within the webpage Provides online documents E.g. Hotmail, Google and Yahoo Web Server Hard ware based Network based Uses HTTP protocols Ashir Mubeen Sahi

11. Servers Database Server Referred to as ‘The back-end system’ Performs tasks such as data analysis, storage, data manipulation, archiving Ashir Mubeen Sahi

12. Peer-to-peer Architecture Another type of network architecture is known as a peer-to-peer architecture because each node has equivalent responsibilities. Both client/server and peer-to-peer architectures are widely used, and each has unique advantages and disadvantages. Ashir Mubeen Sahi

13. Ashir Mubeen Sahi Thank You