Peer to Peer VS Client Server

Peer to Peer VS Client Server

COST SAVING

• IN PEER TO PEER NO SERVER IS NEEDED SO ALL MACHINES CAN BE THE SAME.
• IN CLIENT SERVER IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE AS SERVERS ARE EXPENSIVE TO BUY.

STATUS

• IN PEER TO PEER ALL MACHINES HAVE THE SAME STATUS
• IN CLIENT SERVER, ONE MACHINE S MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE REST

NO NETWORK MANAGER IS NEEDED

• IN PEER TO PEER ALL USERS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE NETWORK.
• IN CLIENT SERVER USERS NEED SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

SECURITY

• IN PEER TO PEER SECURITY IS POORER AS RESOURCES ARE SHAERED
• IN CLIENT SERVER SECURITY IS GREATER AS IT IS CENTRALIZED AN ONE PERSONS RESPONSIBILTY

HARDER TO FIND FILES

• IN PEER TO PEER ITS HARD TO FIND FILES AS THEY ARE NOT STORED CENTRALLY
• IN CLIENT SERVER FILES ARE EASY TO FIND AS THEY ARE STORED CENTRALLY.

NETWORK SIZE

• PEER TO PEER IS ONLY SUITABLE FOR VERY SMALL NETWORKS.
• CLIENT SERVER IS MORE LOAD TOLERANT FOR LARGE NETWORKS