April 05
Prof. Ismael H. F. Santos -
ismael@tecgraf.puc-rio.br
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Client / Server Model
n
Relationship between two computer
programs
n
Client
n
Initiates communication
n
Requests services
n
Server
n
Receives communication
n
Provides services
n
Other models
n
Master / worker
n
Peer-to-peer (P2P)
Client
Client
Client
Server
Server
Client