TABLE 2
FROM:
Using peer-to-peer technology for collaborative knowledge management: concepts, frameworks and research issues
Saurabh Gupta and Robert Bostrom
BACK TO ARTICLETable 2. Comparison of client/server and peer-to-peer technology for CKM
| Client/Server (C/S) | Peer-to-Peer (P2P) | |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge storage | On the Server | On the Client |
| Organization of knowledge | Structured and centralized | Unstructured and individualized |
| Ability to manipulate of the data | User has to upload the document after changing | Seamless ability to change and transfer |
| Synchronicity | Asynchronous | Asynchronous and synchronous |
| Place dependency | Need to be connected to the server to download data | Data on the client, thus always available |
| Portability | Limited to the software supported by the server | Users have the flexibility to use any software they are comfortable with |
| Authentication | Centrally managed, greater tools available | Managed by the individual, limited tools available |
| Search / transfer | Standardized format and storage results in quicker search | Data unstandardized and spread across the network resulting in searching being more difficult |
| Technological | Centralization results in considerable control on these issues. | New technology with a lot of issues for research |
