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A small group wants its computers to have equal status, with no computer nominated as a server. Another organisation wants its computers to request files and email services from nominated computers. Identify the most suitable type of network for each situation and justify both choices.
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- The small group should use peer-to-peer networking because each computer has equal status and no server is nominated.
- The organisation should use client-server networking because most computers can be clients that request services from one or more nominated servers, such as a file server or an email server.
Explanation
Why this works
The first situation matches the defining feature of peer-to-peer networking: equal status for each computer. The second situation matches client-server networking because clients request services from servers.
The file and email examples are services explicitly identified in the specification.
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