Title: Compare peer-to-peer and client-server networks.
Course: Information Technology Fundamentals (10254) > Section: Exploring Network Fundamentals

Comparing may include the following information:

- Peer-to-peer networks (architecture in which all of the computers on a network are equal with no computer designated as the server)
- Client-server networks (architecture in which one or more computers on the network acts as a server)
  - cost
    - efficiency
    - necessity of servers
    - software and operations systems
    - security and administration
  - implementation
    - location to users' desks
    - central security administration vs. users' acting as administrators
    - connecting computers by a simple cable system
    - resource sharing
    - network cabling
    - servers in a secure location
    - growth is limited in the near future
  - security and safety techniques
    - network protection from virus attacks
    - product updates or purchasing new products
    - the use of new technologies (i.e., wireless connections).