Client Server Computing and the Job Market

by Mohamad Chamma

What is the client/server model?

The client/server model is a way of organizing computers and software so that one computer (the client) requests services or data, and another computer (the server) provides them.

Advantages of the client/server model

Centralized Resources and Control
Centralized Secrutity
Backup - backup and recovery
Scalability - add more resources

Examples of client server software

Software	Client	Server
Web	Edge Chrome Safari	Apache MS IIS Nginx
Email	MC outlook	MS Exchange
FTP	FileZilla CyberDuck CuteFTP	FileZilla CoreFTP
Web Languages	HTML CSS JavaScript XML	PHP Python JavaScript SQL
Databases	MS Access	MySQL MariaDB MS SQL Server Oracle

Examples of TCP/IP Protocols

http - hypertest transfer protocol (web pages)
https - secure hypertext transer protocol (ecrypted web pages)
ftp - file transfer protocol ( files)
Voip - voice mail transfer protocol (outgoing email
smtp - simple mail transfer protocol ( outgoing email)

Examples of Network Utilities and Services

Whois - database of who owns domain names
ping - test if a host/resources is available
ipconfig - lookup your devices IP address
tracert - watch a packet travel to a destination
telnet - connect to a server

Relative Addresses (Internal Links)	Absolute Addresses (External Links)
css/custom.css(sub-folder) ../logo.png ([arent-folder) ../../logo.png (grandparent-folder)	https://www/hfcc.edu/ https://umich.edu/current-students/

Software/Web Related Certifications

Current Software/Web Job Openings and Techincal Skills