Advantages
·
Easy and
simple to set up only requiring a hub or a switch to connect all computers
together.
·
You can
access any file on the computer as-long as it is set to a shared folder.
·
If one
computer fails to work all the other computers connected to it still continue
to work.
Disadvantages
·
Security
is not good other than setting passwords for files that you don't want people
to access.
·
If the
connections are not connected to the computers properly then there can be
problems accessing certain files.
It does not run efficient if you
have many computers, it is best to used two to eight computers.
Client/Server
Advantages
·
A client
server can be scaled up to many services that can also be used by multiple
users.
·
Security
is more advanced than a peer-to-peer network, you can have passwords to own
individual profiles so that nobody can access anything when they want.
·
All the
data is stored onto the servers which generally have far greater security
controls than most clients.
·
server
can control the access and resources better to guarantee that only those
clients with the appropriate permissions may access and change data.
Disadvantages
·
More
expensive than a peer-to-peer network you have to pay for the start up cost.
·
When the
server goes down or crashes all the computers connected to it become
unavailable to use.
·
When you
expend the server it starts to slow down due to the Bit rate per second.
·
When
everyone tries to do the same thing it takes a little while for the server to
do certain tasks.
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Monday, April 6, 2015
Advantages and Disadvantages to Peer-to-Peer and Client/Server Networks Peer-to-Peer
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