(1) A communications network that uses dedicated servers. In this context, the term is used to contrast it with a peer-to-peer network, which allows any client to also be a server. (2) A network that ...

Local area networks are now a part of most businesses and organizations, providing connectivity between computers, printers and other devices and facilitating efficient communications within a ...

What is a client-server environment? Numerous applications run in a client-server architecture. This means that client computers (computers forming part of the network) contact a server that provides ...

Student information systems continue to evolve, with many moving to a web-based interface for managing student, school, and district data. While this has obvious benefits, many vendors are choosing to ...

With so much progress made virtualizing servers, many observers say it’s time to turn our attention to the desktop. But is it better to use client-side or server-side hypervisors? Hypervisors have, at ...

Multiprocessing, multithreading and evented I/O: the trade-offs in Web servers. A Web server needs to support concurrency. The server should service clients in a timely, fair manner to ensure that no ...