Which Network-type is more centralized?
Peer to peer networks (P2P) are more centralized than Client server networks. In P2P, Clients are able to interact with each P2P network participants without the need of servers or stable hosts. Therefore, if one computer is not responding, then it will only affect that one individual without disrupting other network participants.
However, In a Server/Client network, if a server or host crashes, or is responding slowly due to bandwidth or any other issue, it will affect all the clients that are trying to recieve data from that particular server.
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Advantages of Client/Server Network
Although Client/Server networks are not as centralized as P2P networks, there are termendous advantages to this type of network. Anyone who is running a server with information on it, and runs that information through HTTP and publishes it on the internet, then absolutely anyone who has access to the internet also have access to the information stored on the server, making it very easy for people to research.
For example: Google.com
Google.com one of the most popular search engines today. Their servers have information to the most visited websites based on how many people have searched it, or how people actually go on that website. Whichever website has the most, then that link would be first on the list when you look things up.
-P2P networking does not have this capability to share with others accross countries. Only the participants of the network is able to share data with each other, and no one else.
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