Client,server+network+technologies+-+Isaac


 * __Client and server network technologies __**

media type="file" key="Client Server.MP3" My definition: a client is the program or user that is requesting information/service from a server example: the user of a Web browser is effectively making client requests for pages from servers all over the Web.

Client/server networking grew in popularity many years ago as personal computers became the common alternative to older mainframe computers. Client devices are typically PCs with network software applications installed that request and receive information over the network. Mobile devices as well as desktop computers can both function as clients.

A server device typically stores files and databases including more complex applications like Web sites. Server devices often feature higher-powered central processors, more memory, and larger disk drives than clients.

Network clients make requests to a server by sending messages, and servers respond to their clients by acting on each request and returning results. One server generally supports numerous clients, and multiple servers can be networked together in a pool to handle the increased processing load as the number of clients grows.
 * How it works? **

Many home networks utilize client-server systems without even realizing it. Broadband routers, for example, contain DHCP servers that provide IP addresses to the home computers



Shown above is a simple diagram of how the network at JESS works.