Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (7th Edition)
Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (7th Edition)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780133594140
Author: James Kurose, Keith Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem R6RQ
Program Plan Intro

Client:

In computer network, a client is a computer hardware or software that accesses a service made available by server. A client usually asks for the service of a server. The client accesses the service by a way of network.

Server:

In computer network, a server is a computer program that provides services to other computer programs. A server usually accepts requests made by the client and provides its services to the client.

For a communication session between a pair of processes in computer network, the process which initiates the communication is called a client as a client usually asks for requests and the process that waits to be contacted is the server as the server accepts the requests made by the client.

Round Trip Time:

The length of time it takes for a signal to be sent along with the length of time to be acknowledged is called the round trip time.

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