What Are Peer-Peer Networks:
🔳 A peer-to-peer network can consist of two or more PCs connected and
sharing resources
🔳 without going through a separate server computer
🔳It can also be a permanent infrastructure that links a half-dozen computers in
a small office over copper wires
🔳It can be a network on a much larger scale in which special protocols and
applications set up direct relationships among users over the Internet
🔳Each peer computer has equal privileges with each other
🔳Peer computers allow a portion of their resources to be directly available to
other peer computers
🔼such as processing power, disk storage or network bandwidth
🔘Advantages
🔴No need for a network operating system
🔴Does not need an expensive server because individual workstations are used to access the files
🔴No need for specialist staff such as network technicians because each user sets their own permissions as to which files they are willing to share.
🔴 Much easier to set up than a client-server network - does not need specialist knowledge
🔴 If one computer fails it will not disrupt any,,,,, other part of the network. It just means that those files aren't available to other users at that time.
.
🔘disadvantages
🔵Because each computer might be being accessed by others it can slow down the performance for the user
🔴 Files and folders cannot be centrally backed up
🔴 Files and resources are not centrally organised into a specific 'shared area'. They are stored on individual computers and might be difficult to locate if the computer's owner doesn't have a logical filing system
🔴 Ensuring that viruses are not introduced to the network is the responsibility of each individual user
🔴 There is little or no security besides the permissions. Users often don't need to log onto their workstations.
🔳 A peer-to-peer network can consist of two or more PCs connected and
sharing resources
🔳 without going through a separate server computer
🔳It can also be a permanent infrastructure that links a half-dozen computers in
a small office over copper wires
🔳It can be a network on a much larger scale in which special protocols and
applications set up direct relationships among users over the Internet
🔳Each peer computer has equal privileges with each other
🔳Peer computers allow a portion of their resources to be directly available to
other peer computers
🔼such as processing power, disk storage or network bandwidth
🔘Advantages
🔴No need for a network operating system
🔴Does not need an expensive server because individual workstations are used to access the files
🔴No need for specialist staff such as network technicians because each user sets their own permissions as to which files they are willing to share.
🔴 Much easier to set up than a client-server network - does not need specialist knowledge
🔴 If one computer fails it will not disrupt any,,,,, other part of the network. It just means that those files aren't available to other users at that time.
.
🔘disadvantages
🔵Because each computer might be being accessed by others it can slow down the performance for the user
🔴 Files and folders cannot be centrally backed up
🔴 Files and resources are not centrally organised into a specific 'shared area'. They are stored on individual computers and might be difficult to locate if the computer's owner doesn't have a logical filing system
🔴 Ensuring that viruses are not introduced to the network is the responsibility of each individual user
🔴 There is little or no security besides the permissions. Users often don't need to log onto their workstations.
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