In computers, a server can be seen as a very high-spec computer, compared to a PC which is a low spec.
Servers typically 'serve' the business computing environment, hosting Files, databases, ftp, email services, web services, web hosting, and can have different operating systems eg. WIndows server 2003, HP-Unix, Novell.
Servers also have special hardware to help keep them up and running, including Scsi RAID, multilple processors, multiple power sockets, Hot-swappable hard drives etc.
2007-12-08 05:46:18
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answered by david d 5
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the term is fully explained in very simple language right here --
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/server.html
2007-12-08 10:30:22
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answered by Anonymous
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