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Ch.l:Introduction of Network
Client/server network :
98Difference between Peer to peer and
Peer to Peer Networks Client/Server NetworkS
has been done with server
Data sharing has been done with all Data sharing
and clients.
clients centralized concept for
There is no centralized concept forIt support
network mgmt. network mgmt.
manage data
All clients manage data flow itself in Server is responsible to
network flow in network
Suitable for small scale network Suitable for large scale network
Configuration cost is less. Configuration cost is high.
Not secure and not reliable Secure and reliable
It Does not support data backup and It support data backup and recovery
recovery facility facility
It use no server no client and all serverIt use one server and all others are
allclient concept clients concept.

1.1/3NETWORK SERVICES
Computer network supports various number of services like file, print
services, application service,database service,communication/messging service and
security service, Here we discuss all theservices in short.
(1]File services:
"File services enable networked computers to share files with each other) This
capability was one of the primary reasons networking of personal computers
initially came about.(File services include all network functions dealing with the
storage, retrieval, or movement of data files File services enable users to read,
write, and manage fles aFd data) This includes moving files between computers
and archiving files and
idata
File services are an important part of client/server and peer-to-peer networks.
Computers proViding files serVices are referred to as file servers.
Twotypes of servers available :
Dedicated and non-dedicated. Dedicated servers do nothing but fulfill requests to
network clients.] These servers commonly found
are in client/server
environments.(Non-dedicated servers do double dutý. They enable a user to go
onto the machine acting as a file server and request the use of files
machines; at the same time, they give files to users who request them from other
from other
computers on the network.
J2] Printing Services:
After file services, printing is probably the second biggest
LAN. incentive for installing a
The following are some of the many
advantages of network print services:
-Many users can share the same printers. This capability is especially useful with
expensivedevices such as color printers and plotters
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anywhere, not just next to a P]
us¹r's
-Printerscan be located
more efficient than direct printing because the
’Queue-based network printing is soon as a job is queued to the network.
as
Workstation can begin to work again facsimile (fax) transmissions
enable users to send
Modern printing services
through the network to a fax server.

1BAApplication Services:
Capplication services enable applications to leverage the computing power and
specialized capabilities of other computerson a network
Application services enable organizations to install servers that are specialized
for specific functions
Some of the more common application servers are database servers,
messaging/communication servers, groupware servers, and directory servers.
Application servers are an effective strategy for making a network more
scalable.
Additional application servers can be added as new application needs
’ If more power is emerge.
to be upgraded necessary for an applicat:ion, only the
application server needs
4 Database Services :
Database servers are the most common type of
’ Because database services enable application servers.
and server
components, applications to be designed in separate client
such applications
databases. frequently are called client/server
’ With a
client/server
take advantage database, the client and server
The client
of the
specialized capabilities of clientapplications
and
are designed to
displays, application
some of the manages data input from the user,
database systems,
server. reporting, and dataretrieval requests generation of screen
sernt to the
The database
server manages database
records the database;
in the database iles; adds, deletes, and
by the client; and queries the database and generates the modifies
’ The transmits
database server can service results back to the client. results
A
modern database server is arequests for multiple clients at the required
perform the following same time.
Provide database security. functions: sophisticated piece of
software that can
’ Optimize the performance of
Determine optimum database operations.
’
where the data is locations
located.
Service large numbers of
for storing
data without
spends accessing the clients by requiring clients to know
Distribute data acrossdatabase. reducing the amount of time
multiple database servers. any one clhent
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s 5] Messaging/Communication Services:
Messaginglcommunication services generally transfer information from one place to
another.
This communication of information can be broken down into three
subareas :
(1) Email (2) Voice mail (3) Fax services

(1) Email :
Email systems can serviçe any size group from a local workgroup to a
corporation to the worldBy installing email routing devices, you can transfer
mailsmoothly and efficiently among several LANs
Email also can berouted to and received from the Internet This enables users in
dozens of countries throughout the world to exchange electronic mesages
Early text-based email has given way to elaborate systems that support
embedded sound, graphics, and even video data.
Some of the major emailpackages include Microsoft's Exchange Server, Novell's
GroupWise, and Lotus Notes.
(2)Voice Mail :
(Voice nmail enables you to connect your computer to a telephone system and to
incorporate telephone voicemail messages with your PC.|The technical term for
this is telephony. This often involves moving.
Your voicemail messages from the phone system to the LÀN and enabling the
computer network todistribute this information to different clients

(3)Fax Services :
Fax services enable you to send or receive faxes from your computer. This is
similar to printing in that your can "print" the document to a fax device. Fax
services, however, can take on more complicated.
Features including the capability to send faxes to a central fax server and to
then
receive faxes from the phone system to a central fax device. That device
delivers the fax message to your PC. This all occurs Automatically.

(i6] Security Services :

Another service provided by networks is security. Security is one of the most
important elements involved in a network.
When users share resources and data on a network, they should be able to
Control who can access the
is a file
Data or resource and what the user can do with it) An example of this
showing the financial records of a company. If this file is on a file server, it 1s
important to be able to control who has access to the file.
something like the
Securityy services often deal with a user account database or of
aforementioned directory services This database of users often contains a list
names and passwords.)