TYPES

OF
SERVERS
ORIGIN
SERVER 1
Main source of data for website
/application
Repository for original version of the
content, used for caching
Serves content to client upon request
Will pass requests on to other servers if it
does not have the capacity to respond
PROXY
SERVER 2
Intermediate server between the client
and origin
Acts as additional security, caching
services, administrative control and
content control and filtering etc.
MAIL
SERVER 3
Sends, receives and stores emails
Handles the routing of emails between
different mail servers
Provides access to email accounts for
clients like webmail, email clients, and
mobile devices
WEB
SERVER 4
Delivers web content through HTTP
requests and responses
Communicates with web browsers
Can store and protect web data
APPLICATION
SERVER 5
Hosts the application upon which web
application or desktop applications run
Consists of web server connector,
computer programming language,
database connector, runtime libraries and
the Administration code
DNS
SERVER 6
Translates Domain names into IP addresses
Acts like an IP address book for the
internet
Includes server subtypes such as
Rootservers, Authoritative Name servers
and Resolver servers
VIRTUAL
SERVER 7
Runs on a virtualization platform
Enables multiple isolated systems (VM's)
to share the same physical server
resources
Helps in scalability, resource utilization,
storage and network resources
DATABASE
SERVER 8
Stores, manages, and provides access to
databases
Uses the SQL for data manipulation and
retrieval
Ensures consistency and integrity of the
data, provides concurrent access to
multiple users
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