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What is a server?
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A Server is any application or device which performs a service as requested by another application...
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Define "Application Server"
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The Application Server has the job of running individual programs for users as well as processing...
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Define "Dedicated Application Server"
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A networked computer with the sole job of running individual programs, and processing the data...
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Define "Distributed Application Server"
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Two or more computers on the same network running individual programs and processing the data....
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Define "Peer-to-Peer Application Server"
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Almost always a "client" situation where client computers are configured to share their applications...
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Name some common "COMMUNICATION SERVERS"
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Mail Servers, Fax Servers, FTP Servers, RAS Servers, Web Servers
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Define the term "Mail Server"
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A server (or server application) that collects and distributes mail from a service provider.
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Define a "Fax Server"
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A Server (or server application) that transmits documents over a telephone wire to a FAX machine...
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Describe an "FTP Server"
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A Server (or application) that makes stored files available for distribution over a network...
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Describe a RAS.
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Remote Access Server (service). A server or application accessed via phone or the internet...
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Define a "Web Server"
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A Server (or Server Application) that manages media for distribution over the Internet.
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What does "DHCP" stand for?
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
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How do DHCP Servers operate?
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DHCP Servers lease IP addresses to client computers that place a request for them at boot-up.
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Explain the function of a DNS Server
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A DNS Server resolves Web addresses to the appropriate Server IP address.
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What is a DOT Server?
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Any one of the many servers maintaining the database of URL's and IP addresses for web site...
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