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What is a characteristic of a client-server architecture?
What is a characteristic of a client-server architecture?
- Peers are intermittently connected and change IP addresses
- Direct communication between clients without involving a server
- Always-on server with a permanent IP address (correct)
- No always-on server with arbitrary end systems directly communicating
What is a characteristic of a peer-to-peer (P2P) architecture?
What is a characteristic of a peer-to-peer (P2P) architecture?
- No always-on server with arbitrary end systems directly communicating (correct)
- Direct communication between clients without involving a server
- Clients communicate with the server and may have dynamic IP addresses
- Always-on server with a permanent IP address
What type of application is Skype an example of?
What type of application is Skype an example of?
- Peer-to-peer (P2P)
- Centralized server
- Hybrid of client-server and P2P (correct)
- Client-server
What is the role of a centralized server in instant messaging?
What is the role of a centralized server in instant messaging?
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What does a user do when registering its IP address with a central server in instant messaging?
What does a user do when registering its IP address with a central server in instant messaging?
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