CSS 12 Q1 Lesson2

Computer System
Servicing NC II Grade 12
Lesson 2: Types and Functions of a Server

EXPECTATION
After completing the lesson the learners should be able to:

1. enumerate the types of servers
2. compare the functions of server and clients
3. appreciate the role of server in the world.
LESSON
Types and Functions of a Server Introduction

A physical computer which runs a server programme is
frequently refer to as a SERVER. Servers perform various
essential tasks and activities that is a very crucial thing of any
organization's IT infrastructure. The many complex processes
that take place during an activity, for example a security and
authentication to billing and orders, the purchase could not
take place without several powerful servers handling the load
hence servers are very much important for any organization.
This lesson will broaden your understanding about the types

and functions of a server.
Illustration below shows an example of how server serves across the
network:
Fig 1. http://www.functionx.com/networking/Lesson06.htm
Functions of Server vs Client
The main and important function of a server is to listen in

on a port for incoming network requests, and a good
demonstration of this is the interaction between a Web
server and browser. For a user the process is
instantaneous, but when he clicks a link
while surfing on the Web, several things are taking place
behind the scenes like the request for the Web page is
transmitted to the corresponding web server, and the
server fetches and assembles the Web page and
retransmits it using a protocol like HTTP,
and, the user's browser receives the data, converts it, and
displays the page.
FUNCTIONS OF A SERVER AND ITS CLIENTS
TYPES OF SERVERS
There are mainly three (3) types of Server

Hardware:
1. Tower Server - It is a computer intended for
use as a server that built in an upright cabinet
that stands alone. The cabinet is called a tower
which is similar in size and shape to the
cabinet for a towerstyle personal computer.
2. Rack Server - A rack server, is a rack-

mounted server and a computer dedicated
server to use as a server and designed to be
installed in a framework called a rack. The rack
contains multiple mounting slots, each
designed to hold a hardware unit secured in
place with screws. 7
TYPES OF SERVERS
3. Blade Server - Blade server is a server architecture

that houses multiple server modules in a single
chassis. It is widely used to improve system
management and either self-standing or rack mounted,
the chassis provides the power supply, and each blade
has its own CPU, RAM and storage.
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Software Server includes:
1. Proxy server- It is a server that is called a computer, acts

as an intermediary between the user's computer and the
Internet and allows client computers to make indirect network
connections to other network services.
2. Mail server - A mail server is a computer system that

sends and receives email using standard email services
protocols like the SMTP protocol that sends messages and
handles outgoing mail requests.
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3. DNS name -It is a program that uses HTTP to serve the
files that form Web pages to users, in response to their
requests. Dedicated computers and appliances are may be
called as Web servers.
4. Application server -This type of server is acts as a set of

components accessible to the software developer through a
standard API defined for the platform itself. These are usually
performed in the same running environment as their web
server(s), and their main work is to support the construction of
dynamic pages.
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5. Active Directory Server -Active Directory (AD) is consists
of several services that run on Windows Server to manage
permissions and access to networked resources. AD stores
data as objects and it is a single element, such as a user,
group, application or device, such as a printer. These objects
are normally defined as either resources like printers or
computers or security principals such as users or groups.
6. DHCP SERVER - Here DHCP stands for a dynamic host

configuration protocol. Which is a network protocol used on IP
networks where it is automatically assigns an IP address and
other information to each host on the network hence it can
communicate efficiently with other endpoints.
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7. DNS SERVER - DNS stands for Domain Name System.
It is the Internet's system for converting alphabetic names into
numeric IP addresses for example, when a URL is typed into a
browser, DNS servers return the IP address of the Web server
associated with that name.
8. Terminal Server - A terminal server is a network device

that enables connections to multiple client server network
systems and connect to a LAN network. Microsoft introduced
this concept by releasing terminal services as a part of the
Windows Server OS.
9. Print Server - It is also called as printer server, which is a

device that connects printers to client computers over a
network. Print server accepts print jobs from the computers and 12
sends the jobs to the appropriate printers.

ACTIVITIES
Activity 1. My Client, My Server

Direction: Make an ACRONYM that will best describe or
relevant to client and server
C- omputer S -upport
L- E-
I- R-
E- V-
N- E-
T- R-
NOTE: Answer the remaining letters.
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WRAP–UP
Client-server networking refers to a computer networking model that

uses both client hardware devices and servers, each with specific
functions. The clientserver model can be used on the internet as well as on
a local area network (LAN).
Client-server denotes a relationship between cooperating programs in an
application, composed of clients initiating requests for services and servers
providing that function or service. In simple definition, Client is any
process that requests specific services from the Server while Server is a
process which provides requested services for the Client. The main
advantage of the client-server network is supporting a shared database or
site to be obtained or updated by many computers while keeping only one
control center for the operation. this model has improved security, usually
with encryption, making sure that the data is only available to authorized
people. A clientserver model also makes it simpler to back up valuable
information than if it wascollected across many devices. A network
administrator can easily configure a backup for the server, and if the first
data were to be destroyed, he or she would only want to recover the single14
backup.

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Lesson 2: Types and Functions of a Server

After completing the lesson the learners should be able to:

Types and Functions of a Server Introduction

This lesson will broaden your understanding about the types

The main and important function of a server is to listen in

There are mainly three (3) types of Server

2. Rack Server - A rack server, is a rack-

3. Blade Server - Blade server is a server architecture

1. Proxy server- It is a server that is called a computer, acts

2. Mail server - A mail server is a computer system that

4. Application server -This type of server is acts as a set of

6. DHCP SERVER - Here DHCP stands for a dynamic host

8. Terminal Server - A terminal server is a network device

9. Print Server - It is also called as printer server, which is a

sends the jobs to the appropriate printers.

Activity 1. My Client, My Server

NOTE: Answer the remaining letters.

Client-server networking refers to a computer networking model that

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