Decentralised computer system

Bold textA decentralised computer system could be a network without a server. All of the computers are thick clients so have their own storage as there is no server to store information or for back ups. An example of this would be a line network topology without a server. Data packets travel slowly over the network and if there is a fault in one of the connecting wires the whole network will break down. All computers have to be updated individually with new software, unlike on a centralised computer system. This system still allows file sharing as this is what the network is used for, and all computers can share peripherals such as printers and scanners as well as modems allowing all the computers in the network to connect to the internet.