A computer that provides services to other computers over a network is a client
Show client-server architecture, architecture of a computer network in which many
clients (remote processors) request and receive service from a centralized server (host computer). Client computers provide an interface to allow a computer user to request services of the server and to display the results the server returns. Servers wait for requests to arrive from clients
and then respond to them. Ideally, a server provides a standardized transparent interface to clients so that clients need not be aware of the specifics of the system (i.e., the hardware and software) that is providing the service. Clients are often situated at
workstations or on personal computers, while servers are located elsewhere on the network, usually on more powerful machines. This computing model is especially effective when clients and the server each have distinct tasks that they routinely perform. In
hospital data processing, for example, a client computer can be running an application program for entering patient information while the server computer is running another program that manages the
database in which the information is permanently stored. Many clients can access the server’s information simultaneously, and, at the same time, a client computer can perform other tasks, such as sending e-mail. Because both client and server computers are considered independent devices, the client-server model is completely different from the
old mainframe model, in which a centralized mainframe computer performed all the tasks for its associated “dumb” terminals, which merely communicated with the central mainframe. The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Erik Gregersen. What is a client in a computer network?Used in home and corporate networks, a client is any computer hardware or software device that requests access to a service provided by a server. Clients are typically seen as the requesting program or user in a client-server architecture.
What type of computers are client computers?Answer: Microcomputers are client computers in a client server system. Explanation: The main feature of a microcomputer is that its CPU acts as a microprocessor.
What is a client device?A 'Client Device' may refer to any computer with access to data from another computer. In this sense, a server may support a network composed of many client devices in the form of desktop PCs, laptops, smartphones, and tablets.
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