Fundamental of Computing Week 12: 30 October to 5 November (Client Server Architecture)
Client Server Architecture Introduction A client-server architecture is a computer network architecture or model in which numerous clients (remote processors) request and receive services from a central server (host computer). Client computers provide an interface via which a computer user can request server services and view the results returned by the server. Server wait for client requests to arrive before responding to them. In a client-server architecture, every process or computer in a network function as a server or a client. Client servers are potent computers whose sole purpose is to handle printers, disk drives, and network traffic. Client: The client can be any computer that makes a request to the server. For example, when we visit a website, we request a page from its domain. So, its case, we play the role of the client. Server: The server, on the other hand, is the computer that is designed to serve the client's requests. In the same example as earlier, th...