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# Project Server Notes
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## Checkpoint 1
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1. Lots of software today connects to remote servers, and can't work offline.
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What are some advantages of using a program or an app which uses a remote
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server? What are some advantages of using a program or an app which is
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completely local?
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2. You just ran a server on your own computer, and connected to it as a client
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on the same computer. In what other situations might it be useful to run a
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server on your computer, where you're the only client, on the same computer?
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## Checkpoint 2
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3. Choose a program (Steam), web app (Google Docs), or app (Weather) that you use
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frequently. You can't observe the calls this program is making to its server
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(unless you have fancy tools), but you can infer some of the calls based on the
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program's behavior. Describe a few routes which you think may exist for your
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chosen program's backend server.
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4. In your own words, what is an exception? When might it be useful to handle an
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exception? When is it better not to handle an exception, and instead let the
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program crash?
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