The UNIX Operating System
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Ray Seyfarth
ORCA
Computer Science
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The Client-Server Model
TCP/IP enables peer-to-peer communication
Computers can cooperate as equals or in any desired way
Most distributed applications have special roles
Server waits for a client request
Client requests a service from server
Security Definitions
Connectionless vs Connection-Oriented Servers
Stateless vs Stateful Servers
University of Southern Mississippi
Ray.Seyfarth@usm.edu
Updated 20:05 Jun 5, 2000