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What is a client/server system? What is a client? What is a server? Why would an organization choose to implement a client/server system?

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A client-server system is a distributed system composed mainly of client systems and server systems. An example of this system is the Internet, wherein the users who utilize the Internet are the client systems, while the Internet Service Providers (ISP) are the server systems.

A client is a system that accesses a remote service ...

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