Client-server model

A client sends a request over the network and a server returns a response. Every web system, however large, is built from this exchange repeated millions of times.

Where it shows up in real systems

  • Users

    The traffic profile of the exercise starts here: request volume, read/write mix, peaks and where users are located. You cannot delete it, but you can see what it sends.

    In production: Web browsers, iOS and Android apps, Partner APIs

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