Comparing may include the following information:
- Peer-to-peer networks (architecture in which all of the computers on a network are equal with no computer designated as the server)
- Client-server networks (architecture in which one or more computers on the network acts as a server)
- cost
- efficiency
- necessity of servers
- software and operations systems
- security and administration
- implementation
- location to users' desks
- central security administration vs. users' acting as administrators
- connecting computers by a simple cable system
- resource sharing
- network cabling
- servers in a secure location
- growth is limited in the near future
- security and safety techniques
- network protection from virus attacks
- product updates or purchasing new products
- the use of new technologies (i.e., wireless connections).