Question

Fill up the blanks from the word bank

CLIENT	NETWORK	REQUESTS	ORGANISATIONS	CENTRAL
HOME	PEER	CONNECT	COMPUTERS	CONNECTION
RESOURCES	PERIPHERAL	INTERNET	SHARED	SOFTWARE
DISKS	WINDOWS	OPERATING	SIMPLE	INSTALLED

A client–server ________________ is a network that uses one or more computers as servers and all the remaining ___Computers_________ as clients. Each server is a powerful computer that contains ________________ to be shared with clients. Most ________________ use the client–server network for their LAN. A client–server network involves using a network ________________ system (NOS). A NOS allows the server to complete ________________ from clients for resources. The majority of the NOS is ________________ on the server but each client has NOS client software. The NOS ________________ software is used to send requests to the server.

A peer-to-peer network is a network where there is no ________________ server but each computer is both a server and a client. It is a ________________ network that usually connects less than ten computers. A peer-to-peer network is used in ________________ and small offices to share files, ________________ devices and one Internet ________________. In a peer-to-peer network each computer is considered a ________________because it is equal and shares resources with others without a server. Each user determines which resources on their computer are to be ________________. Operating systems such as ________________ XP, Vista and Mac OS have the ________________ to operate a peer-to-peer network. A P2P is an Internet peer-to-peer network on which users ________________ directly to each other’s hard ________________ and exchange files over the ________________.

Answer 1

A client–server _NETWORK_ is a network that uses one or more computers as servers and all the remaining computers _PHERIPHERAL_ as clients. Each server is a powerful computer that contains _RESOURCES_ to be shared with clients. Most _ORGANIZATIONS_ use the client–server network for their LAN. A client–server network involves using a network _OPERATING_ system (NOS). A NOS allows the server to complete _REQUEST_ from clients for resources. The majority of the NOS is _INSTALLED_ on the server but each client has NOS client software. The NOS _COMPUTER_ software is used to send requests to the server.

A peer-to-peer network is a network where there is no _CLIENT_ server but each computer is both a server and a client. It is a _SIMPLE_ network that usually connects less than ten computers. A peer-to-peer network is used in _HOME_ and small offices to share files, _CENTRAL_ devices and one Internet _CONNECTION_. In a peer-to-peer network each computer is considered a _PEER_because it is equal and shares resources with others without a server. Each user determines which resources on their computer are to be _SHARED_. Operating systems such as _WINDOWS_ XP, Vista and Mac OS have the _SOFTWARE_ to operate a peer-to-peer network. A P2P is an Internet peer-to-peer network on which users _CONNECT_ directly to each other’s hard _DISK_ and exchange files over the _INTERNET_.