SERVER BASED NETWORK

Server based Network

In a network architecture each computer or process on the network is either a client or a server. Servers are powerful computers or processes dedicated to managing the requests of the client. Clients are PCs or workstations on which uers run applications. Clients rely on servers for resources, such as files, devices, and even processing power. Server based Network is also known as Client/Server network.

Advantages of Server Based Network

Data load is minimized since each task is operated on a separate server.

Network traffic is reduced to a greater extent since each task is operated on a separate server.

Since the number of users is divided for each task, the network is well protected.

Disadvantages of Server Based Network

Very expensive to setup this network.

Maintenance cost is very high.