MyLab IT with Pearson eText --  Access Card -- for Exploring 2016 with Technology In Action
MyLab IT with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Exploring 2016 with Technology In Action
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Author: Alan Evans, Kendall Martin, Mary Anne Poatsy
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Chapter 12, Problem 1MC
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Sharing of peripherals is an advantage of installing a client/server network in a business.

Hence, correct answer is option “D”.

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Client/Server network:

  • A client/server network is mainly designed for clients to access resources such as songs, files, videos, and so on from a centralized computer called as a server.
  • A client sends messages to a server to make requests of it.
  • Server respond to their clients by acting on each request and returning results.

Advantages of client/server network:

  • Users can access shared data which is centrally controlled.
  • Backups and network security is controlled centrally.
  • Sharing of peripherals.
  • Scalability.

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