When using LAN and WAN technologies, many computers are interconnected to provide services to its users. To achieve this, the computers in network take different roles and functions between them. Some types of applications require the computer to function as equal partners. Another type of applications distributed their tasks so that the functions of a computer serving a number of other unevenly.
In either case, two computers usually communicate if using protocols request / response. A computer performs a service request, and the second computer receives and responds. The making the request assumes the role of customer, and the server responds. Read the rest of this entry »