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In relation to networking Spend 10 minutes with a partner agreeing what each word means! Write down a 2 line definition for each one. Super computer. Host. Ethernet. Distributed computing. P2Pmodel. Client. Mainframe. Server. Grid Computing .
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In relation to networkingSpend 10 minutes with a partner agreeing what each word means! Write down a 2 line definition for each one Super computer Host Ethernet Distributed computing P2Pmodel Client Mainframe Server Grid Computing
P2P model Mainframe A LAN model that allows every computer on a network to be both client and server Server A computer especially designed to provide software and other resources to other computers over a network Ethernet Host A popular networking architecture developed in 1976 by Xerox Supercomputers A super fast , super expensive, super powerful computer that is used for applications that demand maximum power Client Expensive room sized computer where used mostly for large computing jobs. Computers in a network that are not acting a dedicated servers Distributed processing Integrating all kinds of computers from mainframes to PC’s into a single seamless system Grid Computing A form of distributed computing where in which not files, but processing power is shared between networked computers