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Client and server architecture:

Client-server architecture (client/server) is a network architecture in which each computer or process on the network is either a client or a server. Servers are powerful computers or processes dedicatedto managing disk drives (file servers), printers (print servers), or network traffic (network servers ). Clients are PCs or workstationson which users run applications. Clients rely on servers forresources, such as files, devices, and even processing power.

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



Client-server architectures are sometimes called two-tier architectures.