Test: Terminologies - 2 - Bank Exams MCQ

Any computer hardware or software device that seeks access to a service offered by a server is referred to as a client in home and business networks. In a client-server architecture, clients are often thought of as the requesting program or user.

A channel is a model for message-based interprocess synchronization and communication in computing. A message can be transmitted over a channel, and another process or thread that has a reference to the channel can receive messages sent over it as a stream.

A cache is a hardware or software component in computing that stores data so that requests for it in the future can be processed more quickly. The cached data may be the output of a previous computation or a copy of data that is stored elsewhere.

The arithmetic Logic Unit is a mathematical core circuitry that applies to all computer's central processing units (CPU). ALUmathematically and logically calculates the results of binary data.

An application Server is a specialized server based in a client/server network that
has the sole responsibility of running specific applications within that network.