Advantages of Client/server Networks

Client/server networks offer certain advantages in the areas of security, administration, and performance. These advantages address most of the limitations of a peer-to-peer network.
Resources are centrally administered in a client/server network. This helps in easy location of resources.
A client/server network offers extensive security. All user accounts and passwords are centrally managed. A server verifies the user account and password, before granting access to the requested resources.
A client/server network is highly scaleable. It can support a large number of users.
The use of dedicated servers ensures faster sharing of network resources.