Windows Server 2016 Administration Fundamentals

Understanding network architectures

When talking about computer networks, actually we are talking about the essential and broader concept of the elements that make up a computer network. In this form of discussion, while the computer network types deal with the area coverage, the physical and logical topologies deal with the physical arrangement and logical structure of the computer network. Having said that, the computer network architecture represents the computer network design that allows the computer network components to communicate with one another. Usually, there are two types of architectures in a computer network:

• Peer-to-peer networking (P2P): This is a computer network in which the participating computers do not play the predefined ...