Client–server Computing

Client–server computing is a distributed computing model in which client applications request services from server processes. Clients and servers typically run on different computers interconnected by a computer network. Any use of the Internet (q.v.), such as information retrieval (q.v.) from theWorldWideWeb (q.v.), is an example of client–server computing. However, the term is generally applied to systems in which an organization runs programs with multiple components distributed among computers in a network. The concept is frequently associated with enterprise computing, which makes the computing resources of an organization available to every part of its operation.