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FIT100
Client/Server Structure
The
Internet computers rely on the client/server protocol: servers provide
services, clients use them
•Sample
servers: email server, web server, ...
•UW
servers: dante, courses, www, student,…
•Frequently, a “server” is actually many computers acting
as one, e.g. dante is a group of more than 50 servers
Protocol: Client packages a request, and sends it to a server; Server does the service and
sends a reply