Client/Server Computing Systems

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this unit students will be able to:

LO1. Explore the concepts of servers, clients, and processes and the differences between PPID and PID.

LO2. Analyse the communication processes between clients and servers in different application protocols with records captured from the internet.

LO3. Create a client/server model in a Linux system with User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and Application Layer protocols.

LO1 & LO2 D1 Design a realistic model to realise a function in real life using an Application Layer protocol.

D2 Implement the system with some advanced functions such as breakpoint resume.