Servers and clients are the building blocks of computer networks Client-server networking grew in popularity during the 1990s as personal computers became the alternative to mainframe computers ...

Peer-to-peer applications are best explained by contrasting with client/server.

Client-Server Networks Although there are variations, most servers are specialized computers with server software installed to protect data and monitor access to a network.

This computer becomes the ‘server’ in the client/server arrangement, and once configured it allows access to all the FANUC CNC systems that are on the plant network. FASConnect is a software program ...