Question

Discuss the differences and similarities between a peer-to peer network and a client server network.

Answer 1

Following are the differences between a peer to peer network and a client server:-

1. In client server there is a specific server and client connected to the server whereas in case of peer to peer clients and server are not distinguished.

2.In client server the client will request and the server will provide the service but in case of peer to peer anyone can send request to anyone.

3.The client server generally focus on communication or sharing information whereas peer to peer it generally used for connectivity.

4.The client server are more expensive as compared to peer to peer.

5. Client server are more stable than peer to peer because in peer to peer if number of peer increase then it can creates some problems.

Following are the similarities between a peer-to peer network and a client server network:-

In peer to peer all the clients are directly connected to each other and in client server also all the clients are connected to each other through a centralized path.