Advantages of a server based network?

Answer 1

A client-server network is commonly used for medium to large business networks. In this type of setup, a server manages the sharing of network resources. The computers in client-server network rely on one or more central management points to access shared network resources such as printers, scanners, folders and files. A client-server network is more appropriate for medium size to larger networks because delivery and access to resources are more easily managed from a central control point. Servers are designed to cope with many simultaneous connections from users that need to access resources at the same time. Security and access control is more easily managed with this type of network and is considered extremely important by most organizations. The network administrator that manages the server(s) decides on access rights for users. A user may be allowed access to some shared resources but denied access to others. Normally, a user must authenticate themselves to a server before accessing any resources. Administrators manage users by creating accounts for them. each with their own username and password. Managing user accounts from a central location is one of the advantages of this type of client-server networks. Moreover, when network users save their data to file servers, administrators can back up the data easily and regularly to another location. Relying on a single server would mean relying on a single central connection point and the entire network would grind to a halt if it failed. Many client-server networks use more than one server as an extra precaution against a server failing. Advantages * More scalable than peer-to-peer networks * There is a central management point for sharing resources * More easily administered due to the central management point * More secure than peer-to-peer networks * Data can be backed up from one central location JAWID RAIZ

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Answer 2

The most important one is resource management. If you have a server-based network, resources are significantly easier to manage, protect and recover (with right equipment).