3.3.21

Advantages of the Client Server Model

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Advantages of the Client-Server Model

The client-server model works well for almost all network communications, but it isn't always the best way.

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Centralised server

  • User's files can be stored centrally so it is easy to access them from any networked computer.
  • Team members can easily share files.
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Monitoring

  • Client machines can be monitored centrally.
    • This means that administrators can make sure that nobody breaks the terms and conditions of the network.
  • User accounts can be managed centrally. For example, an administrator could:
    • Retrieve lost files.
    • Recover lost passwords.
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Security

  • Software and security updates can be managed centrally and applied to all computers.
  • This saves time.

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1Components of a Computer

2Software & Software Development

3Exchanging Data

4Data Types, Data Structures & Algorithms

5Legal, Moral, Cultural & Ethical Issues

6Elements of Computational Thinking

6.1Thinking Abstractly

6.2Thinking Ahead

6.3Thinking Procedurally

6.4Thinking Logically

6.5Thinking Concurrently

7Problem Solving & Programming

8Algorithms

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