<P> Network hosts that participate in applications that use the client - server model of computing, are classified as server or client systems . Network hosts may also function as nodes in peer - to - peer applications, in which all nodes share and consume resources in an equipotent manner . </P> <P> In operating systems, the term terminal host traditionally denotes a time - sharing computer or multi-user software providing services to computer terminals, or a computer that provides services to smaller or less capable devices, such as a mainframe computer serving teletype terminals or video terminals . Other examples are a telnet host (a telnet server) and an xhost (X Window client). </P> <P> The term Internet host or just host is used in a number of Request for Comments (RFC) documents that define the Internet and its predecessor, the ARPANET . RFC 871 defines a host as a general - purpose computer system connected to a communications network for "...the purpose of achieving resource sharing amongst the participating operating systems ..." </P> <P> While the ARPANET was being developed, computers connected to the network were typically mainframe computer systems that could be accessed from dumb terminals connected via serial ports . Since these terminals did not host software or perform computations themselves, they were not considered hosts as they were not connected to any IP network, and were not assigned IP addresses . </P>

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