Friday, 30 March 2012
Types of Servers
The multiple types of servers or types of network servers are as follows:
The multiple types of servers or types of network servers are as follows:
- Server Platform: Server platform is the fundamental hardware or software for a system which acts as an engine that drives the server. It is often used synonymously with an operating system.
- Application Server: Also known as a type of middleware, it occupies a substantial amount of computing region between database servers and the end user, and is commonly used to connect the two.
- Audio/Video Server: It provides multimedia capabilities to websites by helping the user to broadcast streaming multimedia content.
- Chat Server: It serves the users to exchange data in an environment similar to Internet newsgroup which provides real-time discussion capabilities.
- Fax Server: It is one of the best options for organizations that seek minimum incoming and outgoing telephone resources, but require to fax actual documents.
- FTP Server: It works on one of the oldest of the Internet services, the file transfer protocol. It provides a secure file transfer between computers while ensuring file security and transfer control.
- Groupware Server: It is a software designed that enables the users to work together, irrespective of the location, through the Internet or a corporate intranet and to function together in a virtual atmosphere.
- IRC Server: It is an ideal option for those looking for real-time discussion capabilities. Internet Relay Chat comprises different network servers that enable the users to connect to each other through an IRC network.
- List Server: It provides a better way of managing mailing lists. The server can be either open interactive discussion for the people or a one-way list that provides announcements, newsletters or advertising.
- Mail Server: It transfers and stores mails over corporate networks through LANs, WANs and across the Internet.
- News Server: It serves as a distribution and delivery source for many public news groups, approachable over the USENET news network.
- Proxy Server: It acts as a mediator between a client program and an external server to filter requests, improve performance and share connections.
- Telnet Server: It enables the users to log on to a host computer and execute tasks as if they are working on a remote computer.
- Virtual Servers: A virtual server is just like a physical computer because it is committed to an individual customer's demands, can be individually booted and maintains privacy of a separate computer. Basically, the distance among shared and dedicated (hosting) servers is reduced providing freedom to other customers, at a less cost. Now, it has become omnipresent in the data center.
- Web Server: It provides static content to a web browser by loading a file from a disk and transferring it across the network to the user's web browser. This exchange is intermediated by the browser and the server, communicating using HTTP.
