Types of Server................
A Server is a computer or device on a network that manages network resources. For example, a file server is a computer and storage device dedicated to storing files Any user on the network can store files on the server. A print server is a computer that manages one or more printers and a network server is a computer that manages network traffic. 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. What is Server Platform? A term often used synonymously with operating system. A platform is the underlying hardware or software for a system and is thus the engine that drives the server. Server types: Application Servers Sometimes referred to as a type of middleware, application servers occupy a large chunk of comput
