Types of Servers: 1 - Dedicated Servers

Network based on a Server:
  • Applications Server
  • Web Server
  • Print Server

In an environment with more than 10 users, a network peer-to-peer, with the computers acting as servers and clients - probably it will not be adequate. Therefore, most of the networks have dedicated servers.

A dedicated server is one that works only as a server and it is not used as a client or a workstation. The servers are "dedicated" because they are optimized to process the requests of customers quickly the network and to guarantee the security of files and folders. The networks based servers become the standard for network communication.

Specialized Servers:

  • The diversity of tasks that the servers perform is varied and complex.
  • Large network servers have become specialized to accommodate the increasing needs of users.

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