Computer Science GCSE
Client
What Client means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Client
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Reference: OCR
A computer that requests services or resources from a server in a client-server network.
Topics that use Client
- Networks and topologies (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Bandwidth
- Cloud computing
- Domain name resolution
- Examples of LANs and WANs in everyday life
- Hosting and service provision
- LAN
- Mesh topology
- Networks and interconnection
Using Client in the exam
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