In any network configuration, at least one of the computers on the network is configured to share resources. |
Dedicated server, Client server and peer to peer computing describes three types of network configurations that share resources. |
A dedicated server is a type of network configuration in which specific computers take on the role of a server in the client/server network, |
Individual computers share the processing and storage workload with a central server In a peer to peer network, |
All nodes on the network have equal relationships to all others, and all have similar types of software that support the sharing of resources. |