This document compares peer-to-peer (P2P) networks and client-server networks. In a P2P network, each computer acts as both a client and server, sharing files directly with other peers. Common P2P applications include file sharing, streaming media, and instant messaging. In contrast, a client-server network has one central server that directs multiple client computers. Key differences are that client-server networks are more expensive but have more computing power centralized on the server, while P2P networks distribute data across each peer.

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2. What is Peer to Peer
 A peer-to-peer network is group of computers, each of
computers acts as a node for sharing files within the
group.

3. Applications of Peer to Peer
 File sharing
 Steaming media
 Grid computing
 Instant messaging
 Voice over internet protocol

4. What is Client/Server
 A client server network is specific type of network of a
single central computer acting as a server that directs
multiple other computers, which are referred to as the
clients.

5. Types of servers
 File transfer protocol
 Mail server
 Application server
 Message server
 Proxy server
 Database server
 Web server

6. Difference between Peer to
Peer and Client/Server
 Clients/Server consist of many clients but Peer to Peer
consist of one client one server.
 When Client/Server computing power, memory and
storage is more than Peer to Peer.
 Client/Server are expensive to implement but Peer to
Peer are less expensive to implement.
 In the Client/Server the data is stored in a centralized
server but in Peer to Peer each peer has its own data.