What is a client-server model?

  • You just learned more about AWS and how almost all of modern computing uses a basic client-server model. Let’s recap what a client-server model is.

    • In computing, a client can be a web browser or desktop application that a person interacts with to make requests to computer servers. A server can be services such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), a type of virtual server.

  • For example, suppose that a client makes a request for a news article, the score in an online game, or a funny video. The server evaluates the details of this request and fulfills it by returning the information to the client.