Understanding the Client-Server Model

To provide resources and services to clients

To request resources from clients

To disconnect clients from the network

To act as a client in the network

Running server programs

Requesting and formatting data for the end-user

Providing resources to the server

Storing and managing databases

Peer-to-peer model

Request-response model

Broadcast model

Multicast model

It is specialized for running servers

It is less powerful than personal computers

It cannot be used for client tasks

It is only used for gaming

The server can either accept or reject the connection

The server disconnects from the network

The server always accepts the connection

The client must provide a server program

The client's IP address

Authentication details like email and password

The client's hardware specifications

The client's browsing history

The web server acts as a client to the database server

The database server requests data from the web server

The web server and database server do not interact

The database server provides user interface to the client

Single-player offline games

Blizzard's Battle.net service

Console gaming without internet

Local multiplayer games

To disconnect clients from the network

To house a database application and process queries

To act as a client in the network

To provide user interface

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