Network Categories

-Peer to peer

-Server

Peer to peer: commonly abbrebiated to P2P, is any distributed network architecture composed of participants that make a portion of their resources.

Server: a computer program running as a service, to serve the needs or requests of other programs which may or not be

running on the same computer.

Network Configuration

Components

• Server


• Client


• Media


• Shared data


• Shared printers and other peripherals


• Resources

Servers

Computer that provides shared resources to network users.

Client

Compuetr that acces shared network resouerces provide by a server.

Media

The wires that makes physical connections.

Shared data

Files provided to clients by servers across network.

Shored printers and other peripherals

Additional resources provided by servers.

Resources

Any service or devices sush as files, printers.