What is a server?

in musing •  6 years ago 


What is a server?
A server is a computer system that is assigned to provide services, limit and also control access to every client connected to an existing computer network.

Usually a computer that acts as a server provides resources that can be used for other computers that act as client computers.

A server computer must have high specifications because the server has many resources and must work optimally, especially from the software and hardware aspects used.

Server function

In general, a server has several important functions, including the following:
Perform Storage Files that are jointly used on the hard drive, Manage printing on printers that are used together, manage communication between workstations such as managing messages, e-mail, etc., the server can be used for various purposes to send data, usually with additional software or hardware used, serve request the client computer, provide resources for cliet, manage data traffic, be able to set access levels on the network, so that not all clients can open data access stored on the server computer. maybe that's what I know. thank you

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