Monday 12 July 2010

About servers




Server may refer to:

In computing:

Server (computing), a server application, operating system, computer, or appliance
server computer, a computer dedicated for server applications
Application server, a server dedicated to running certain software applications
Communications server, carrier-grade computing platform for communications networks
Database server, see file AB2
Fax server, provides fax services for clients
File server, provides file services
Game server, a server that video game clients connect to in order to play online together
Home server, a server for the home
Newsreader server, a server that feeds Usenet groups to client Newsreaders
Name server or DNS server
Print server, provides printer services
Proxy server, provides database server in services
Sound server, provides multimedia broadcasting / streaming.
Standalone server, an emulator for client–server (web-based) programs
Web server, a server that HTTP clients connect to in order to send commands and receive responses along with data contents
Web Feed Server, a server that distributes, manages, and tracks internal and external RSS feeds in an enterprise
Client–server model, a software architecture that separates functions between server and client
The X Server, part of the X Window System
Peer-to-peer, a network of computers running as both clients and servers
Catalog server, a central search point for information across a distributed network
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