NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE MEANS THE NETWORK LAYOUT THAT TELLS US HOW COMPUTERS ARE ARRANGED AND HOW THE TASKS OR COMPUTERS ARE LOCATED.

TYPES OF NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

1.PEER TO PEER ARCHITECTURE

A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK, ALSO KNOWN AS A POINT-TO-POINT NETWORK, IN WHICH ALL COMPUTERS ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER AND EQUAL PRIVILEGES AND ESPONSIBILITIES FOR SHARING DATA.

THERE IS  NO SERVERS IN IT.

PEER TO PEER ARCHITETURE FIGURE

ADDVENTAGES OF PEER TO PEER ARCHITETURE

1. IT IS A CHEAP NETWORK BECAUSE IT HAS NO SERVERS.

2. IF ONE COMPUTER STOPS WORKING, IT WILL NOT AFFECT OTHER COMPUTERS.

3. IT IS ALSO EASY TO SET UP AND MAINTAIN.SECURITY ISSUE.

4. WE CANNOT BACKUP THE DATA BECAUSE THERE IS NO SERVER.

2.CLIENT-SERVER-MODEL ARCHITECTURE

CLIENT-SERVER ARCHITECTURE ALSO KNOWN AS REQUEST-RESPONSE ARCHITECTURE.

IN THIS ARCHITECTURE, THE CLIENT MAKES A REQUEST TO THE SERVER AND THE SERVER WILL RETURN THE RESPONSE.

THE CLIENT-SERVER ARCHITECTURE REFERS TO A SYSTEM THAT HOSTS, DELIVERS, AND MANAGES MOST OF THE RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT THE CLIENT REQUEST.

CLIENT-SERVER-MODEL ARCHITECTURE FIGURE

ADDVANTAGES OF CLIENT-SERVER-MODEL ARCHITECTURE

1.IT HAS A CENTRALIZED SYSTEM FROM ALLOWS DATA TO BE BACKED UP EASILY.

2.SECURITY IS BETTER IN THIS NETWORK.

3. ENTIRE SYSTEM IS MAINTAINED BY A SERVER .

4.THIS ALSO INCREASES THE SPEED OF RESOURCE  AND SHARING.

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