Introduction
The concept of shared resources among computing machines was initially introduced during the late 1980s and the early 1990s. Organizations used to work on mainframe centric systems before then. With time, the platform shifted to distributed client server systems. The client server model experienced popularity due to the fact that it made collaborative computing easier, manageable and practical. Additionally, the model also cut costs for organizations since it was cheaper than the older systems.
In a computer network, there are two or more computers or devices that share resources with each other. Organizations and individuals deploy different types of ...