SERVERS: MENTAL MAP

SERVERS: MENTAL MAP

1. CLOUD COMPUTING

   • WHAT IS CLOUD COMPUTING?
     • CLOUD COMPUTING IS THE DELIVERY OF COMPUTING SERVICES, INCLUDING SERVERS, STORAGE, DATABASES, SOFTWARE, AND ANALYTICS, OVER THE INTERNET

2. NETWORK SERVICES

   • WHAT IS DNS?
     • DNS (DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM) IS A SERVICE THAT TRANSLATES DOMAIN NAMES INTO IPs, ALLOWING DEVICES TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER IN A NETWORK
   • WHAT IS DHCP?
     • DHCP (DYNAMIC HOST CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL) IS A NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL THAT AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGNS IPS TO DEVICES ON A NETWORK

3. SERVER SYSTEMS

   • WHAT IS A WORK GROUP?
     • A WORK GROUP IS A COLLECTION OF COMPUTERS ON A LOCAL NETWORK THAT SHARE RESOURCES AND COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER
   • WHAT IS A SERVER?
     • A SERVER IS A COMPUTER OR PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FUNCTIONALITY FOR OTHER PROGRAMS OR DEVICES, KNOWN AS CLIENTS
   • WHAT IS A DOMAIN?
     • A DOMAIN IS A GROUP OF COMPUTERS AND DEVICES THAT ARE MANAGED WITH A CENTRALITATION METHOD AND SHARE A COMMON SECURITY AND STRUCTURE

4. CLIENT-SERVER RELATIONSHIP

   • THE CLIENT-SERVER RELATIONSHIP IS A MODEL WHERE A CLIENT REQUESTS SERVICES OR RESOURCES FROM A SERVER, WHICH THEN PROVIDES THEM
   • WHAT IS A TREE-DOMAIN?
     • A TREE-DOMAIN IS A STRUCTURE USED TO ORGANIZE AND MANAGE DOMAINS INSIDE A NETWORK
   • WHAT IS AN ACTIVE DIRECTORY?
     • AN ACTIVE DIRECTORY IS A CENTRALIZED DATABASE THAT STORES INFORMATION ABOUT OBJECTS ON A NETWORK, SUCH AS USERS, COMPUTERS, AND RESOURCES

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