Question

What are the differences between client-server computing and peer-to-peer computing?

Why is most modern computing in organizations based on client-server models?

Answer 1

DIFFERENCES

CLIENT - SERVER COMPUTING	PEER TO PEER COMPUTING
1. Here both server and client are different, specific servers and clients are present. 2. Centralized server is used to store data. 3. Here client request services from server and server provide requested service. 4. Main focus is information sharing. 5. More expensive 6. More stable and easily implementable.	1. Here there is no difference between client and server, a single node can work as both. 2. Each peer/ node store it's own data. 3. As there is no difference between client and server, so each node can request as well as respond for service.    4. Main focus is to connect. 5. Less expensive. 6. If number of peer will be more it can become unstable and hard to implement.

Most modern computing in organizations based on client-server models because

1. Better management of data as all data is stored in server, so storing and retrieval of data become much more optimized.

2. Upgrading becomes much more easier as we have to just upgrade or make changes only in server.

3. It is secure because it has a full control over all data and it only allow authorized clients to access as well as manipulate data.

4. Backup of data is not problem now , as we know server is hub for storing information from all clients so we can directly take backup from there only.

5. Centralized server helps in providing resources to each client and respond to their requests accordingly.