Advantages of Client/Server environment over stand alone computers

There are number of advantages of Advantages of Client/Server Architecture over stand alone computers as follows,

 

Client/Server environment	Stand alone computer
Centralized resources	Don't share resources directly with other computers .

In a Client/Server environment we can see that file has been share with all the other computers on the network. Not only that I allows sharing the printers, sharing pictures etc. Not only that it allows sending documents back and forth easily and also share a router and get internet access for all PCs in the network. But when we concern about the stand alone computers we can identify that these Stand alone computers don't share files, pictures and printers and other devices service with other computers directly like Client/Server environment. 

Client/Server environment	Stand alone computer
Much faster to install an application once on a network and much easier to copy a document over the network	Take a long time to install software applications on each computer

When we go through a Client/Server environment we can identify that it is much faster to install an application once on a network. Not only that, it really easy to copy it across the network to every workstation. But in Standalone computer it takes a long time to install software applications on each computer. So we can identify this as an advantage of the Client/Server environment over standalone workstation.

Client/Server environment	Stand alone computer
Server level administration	User level administration

In Standalone computer's there is a user level administration. But in Client/Server environment this is total different. Because in Client/Server environment. We can see that there is server level administration. So clients do not play a major role in this model and have the less administration rights according to the user level.

Client/Server environment	Stand alone computer
Easy and convenient to monitor users	Not easy as client server environment to monitor the user

In a Client/Server environment it is much easy and convenient to monitor users. But when we go through the Stand alone computer it is little much more difficult that Stand alone computer to monitor users. Because there is a user level administration

Client/Server environment	Stand alone computer
Support and management	Much difficult to manage

Not like in Standalone computer, in a Client/Server environment server controls the majority of settings on the network But in standalone computers all the setting are based on individuals.

Client/Server environment	Stand alone computer
More easy and flexible communication	Much difficult to communicate with each other directly.

In a Stand alone computer it is much difficult to communicate with each other directly. In a Client/Server environment it is more easy and flexible communication. Because all the computers of the network are interconnected with each other computers of the network.