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Foil 6 Applications based on information services typically use a Client/Server Architecture

From Introduction to World Wide Web (WWW) ECS400 Senior Undergraduate Course -- Spring Semester 97. by Nancy J. McCracken *

Server: A program in charge of a resource or information.
  • Operation is defined by list of services.
  • Normal mode is to listen for requests, stopping to fulfill a request when it arrives.
Client: Any program that makes a request for service from the server.



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