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Summary Server Notes
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- PEARSON (PEARSON)
Detailed Notes on Servers, their features and uses.
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A server is a computer program which is used to provide services to other computers, they are knownas clients. They are usually connected via a network.
FTP (File transfer protocall)
Services that servers provide:
o Print Services
They are used for all computers on a network so they can access print
facilities. When you print at a school it is not necessarily connected to a
printer directly but will use a print server to send work to be printed.
o Web Services
Allows the access of files across the web and files linked to those webpages.
o E-mail Services
o Network Services
o Video Services
o Storage Services
o File Services
This deals with files sharing across the network. This allows the use of files
from all locations in the organisation and are able to share files.
o Application Services
o Blade Services
o Cloud Services
o Database Services
o Proxy Services
o Large file Services
Most common type, they are used to store data are connected to a network.
They need to be reliable and robust. They need to be stored in a suitable
room to prevent overheating.
When accessing a computer in an organisation, you have to log in. You are probably
accessing a client network server
This allows users to:
o Access centrally saved files and folders
o Save files to a central location without using space on the computer
o Access information that is available to you
o Applications are centrally stored
Peer to peer servers are used when computers are connected together without using a
central large file server. Each computer stores its own files but can be shared across the
network.
Peer to peer Servers
o Advantages
Multiple computers are responsible for storing files
No pressure on one server to store data
o Disadvantages
No centralised control on security
Some machines may slow the network down
Each computer needs to be backed up
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