Peer to peer means that two or more PC’s can share the same information this would be used for things like business conferences. But Client servers can be more secure so it would be used in things like schools or offices.
| Characteristic | Peer to Peer network | Client server network |
| size | Maximum number of computers 10. | Large numbers of hosts supported. |
| Storage data | No centralized data storage. | Centralization of data-file server. Centralization of printers-print server. |
| security | On each separate computer not centralized. | Centralized and can be on a user basis. |
| administration | No centralized administration | Network is centralized. User access to resources is controlled by permissions and can be checked by logging and auditing. |
| backup | No centralized backup each computer must be backed up separately. | Centralized backup of files stored on the server. |
