Servers

Servers

1. Can be hardware or software

2. Application servers

   • Runs on the database server and works with the DBMS
   • Allows end users to run queries remotely and safely

3. Communication server

   • Provide an entry point to a network for external users
   • Useful for users who are traveling or working from home

4. File and print servers

   • Most common servers
   • Allows users to work and run software from their computer but store the data centrally on the server
   • Print server allows access to central print facilities

5. Mail server

   • Large organisations have their own
     • The company has total control over what can be stored and sent
   • Web mail
     • Uses remote servers

6. Web servers

   • Delivers HTML pages, images, style sheets and scripts to the remote users browser
   • Large organisations set up intranets
     • Intranet = a private data resource using the same technology as the internet, such as browsers and protocols