Bulacan State University

COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
City of Malolos, Bulacan

TORRES, Aldrei R. Networking 2

BSIT 1I-G1

What is a Server?

A server is a type of computer or device on a network that manages network

resources. Servers are often dedicated, meaning that they perform no other tasks besides
their server tasks. On multiprocessing operating systems, however, a single computer can
execute several programs at once. A server in this case could refer to the program that is
managing resources rather than the entire computer.

Different Types of Servers

Different types servers do different jobs, from serving email and video to protecting
internal networks and hosting websites. There are many different types of servers, for
example:

File server is a central server instance in a computer network that enables

connected clients to access the server’s storage capacities. The term encompasses both
the hardware and software needed to implement such a server. As long as they have
received the corresponding authorizations, accessing users can open, read, change, and
delete files and folders on a file server as well as even upload their own files to the server.

Web server serves static content to a Web browser by loading a file from a disk
and serving it across the network to a user’s Web browser. This entire exchange is
mediated by the browser and server talking to each other using HTTP.

FTP Servers is one of the oldest of the Internet services, File Transfer Protocol,
makes it possible to move one or more files securely between computers while providing
file security and organization as well as transfer control.
 E-mail Server is almost as ubiquitous and crucial as Web servers, mail servers
move and store mail over corporate networks (via LANs and WANs) and across the
Internet.

E-commerce Server is web software that runs some of the main functions of an
onlinestorefront such as product display, online ordering, and inventory management.
The software works in conjunction with online payment systems to process payments.

Database Server is the term used to refer to the back-end system of a database
application using client/server architecture. The back-end, sometimes called a database
server, performs tasks such as data analysis, storage, data manipulation, archiving, and
other non-user specific tasks.

Print Server is a software application, network device or computer that manages

print requests and makes printer queue status information available to end users and
network administrators. Print servers are used in both large enterprise and small or home
office ( SOHO ) networks.

Proxy Server sit between a client program (typically a Web browser) and an
external server (typically another server on the Web) to filter requests, improve
performance, and share connections.

Management Server is typically a Windows box that Controls generating, storing,

and installing of all policies A management server can manage well over a dozen
enforcement points. Holds all logs and manages alerting All logs are sent from the firewall
to the management server, where they are stored in a database. Stores all user definitions
and contains a mini-PKI This ensures that communication between the components is
secure.

Streaming Media Server is a dedicated Web server or streaming server software

in a Web server that delivers live or on-demand multimedia content to client devices. See
streaming audio, streaming video, CDN, Adobe Media Server, Smooth Streaming, HTTP
Live Streaming and RealMedia. Contrast with streaming player.

Directory Server is a network service that identifies all resources on a network and
makes them accessible to users and applications. Resources include e-mail addresses,
computers, and peripheral devices such as printers. Ideally, the directory service should
make the physical network topology and protocols transparent so that a user on a
network can access any resource without knowing where or how it is physically connected.
 Content Management Server is a discontinued Microsoft product intended for
small to medium enterprises that require content management functionality on their web
site, intranet or portal.

Real-time communication servers, formerly known as chat servers or IRC Servers,

and still sometimes referred to as instant messaging (IM) servers, enable large numbers
users to exchange information near instantaneously.

Mobile Information Server, Microsoft's Mobile Information Server (code named

Airstream) is one new technology discussed at MEC in 2000. The idea behind Airstream is
that Microsoft doesn't want to be late to the wireless data game. Airstream technology
provides an extensible and scalable service platform to gather and pipe corporate data
and business applications through the Internet to a carrier where this information is
formatted and transferred to devices over the wireless data networks available today from
myriad providers.

Public server: You connect to the Wi-Fi whenever you have a cup of coffee at your
local cafe. After all, it’s a convenient (and in most cases, free) way of going online. That
convenience, however, comes with a caveat. Due to unsecure protocols, anybody can
connect to public Wi-Fi, which makes it inherently risky.

Private server: When it comes to internet safety, nothing beats a private

connection. Among other protocols, the private Wi-Fi you have at home is protected by
a password that you set. So, make sure you use a password that’s as strong and as hard
to guess as possible. Furthermore, unless you share your password, nobody else can
connect to your network.

Certificate Server, A certificate authority server (CA server) offers an easy-to-use,

effective solution to create and store asymmetric key pairs for encrypting or decrypting
as well as signing or validating anything that depends on a public key infrastructure (PKI).
The certificate authority server generates a root certificate for digitally signing other
certificates; generating PKI key pairs; and also signing firmware updates, code as well as
other items that require a digital signature.

Application Server is a server specifically designed to run applications. The

"server" includes both the hardware and software that provide an environment for
programs to run.Application servers are used for many purposes. Several examples are:
running web applications, hosting a hypervisor that manages virtual machines,
distributing and monitoring software updates, processing data sent from another server.
Since the purpose of an application server is to run software programs, the most
important hardware specifications are CPU and RAM. On the software side, the operating
system is most important, since it determines what software the server can run.