INTRODUCTION TO SERVER COMPUTING

INFORMATION SHEET 3.1-1

Michael U. Mamitag
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Elaborate the concepts of server computing.

Determine the typical types of server.
Explain the difference between server computer vs workstation
(client).

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INTRODUCTION

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Cannot establish connection to server” message
of hopelessness for those who are uploading
files online, posting photos on Facebook,
downloading torrent file from peer network, and
streaming videos online. But what is this
message all about? What is the server that this
message referring to, or in other hand, what is
server?

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 Server

It is a physical computer that provide services to

all client computers connected to it, allowing them
(client computer) to access available information
or resources.
An entity in the client/server programming model,
where the server is a software or a program,
running on one or multiple computers, that
manages resources and services of the network,
while handling requests from different computers
to access said resources.
In short, server is a software or hardware that gives
services to other hardware and software entity.
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 Typical types of server

web server application server name server api

communication server directory service system services

game server media server proxy server

file server
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 Server vs workstation

A server is an application or device that performs service

for connected clients as part of client server architecture. A
workstation is a personal computer that is used for high
end applications such as graphic design, video editing,
CAD, 3-D design, or other CPU and RAM intensive
programs.

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 Server operating system

or server OS, is advanced operating system

specifically designed to run on server sides, which
is specialized computers that operates within a
client/server architecture to serve the requests of
connected client computers on the network.

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  Windows Server is a server operating system
developed by Microsoft, as a part of the Windows
Network family, which is getting developed
concurrently with Windows 10 OS.

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  Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a popular Linux distribution
OS developed by Red Hat and targets toward the
commercial computer market. Red Hat Enterprise Linux a
world’s leading multinational software company based in
America. It provides open source software solutions and
products to various enterprises and communities around the
world and deals in Linux Enterprise after payment and
Fedora for free to its users.

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  Ubuntu OS is a popular open source operating system for
computers, laptops, tablets, phones and cloud computing.
This Linux-based OS is designed to work on multi-
platform that can run everywhere from the Desktop PCs,
the smart-phones, and the tablet to the server and the cloud
environment. It is said to be secure, fast and economically
scalable, it helps make the most of infrastructure. Whether
to deploy a cloud or a web farm, Ubuntu Server supports
the most popular hardware and software.

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  CentOS is another Linux distribution that attempts to
provide a free, enterprise-class, community-supported
computing platform functionally compatible with its
upstream source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux. A community
enterprise OS, that is a free rebuild of open source
packages from the popular Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

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  SUSE OS is a Linux-based computer operating system. It is
built on top of the open source Linux kernel and is
distributed with system and application software from other
open source projects. This premier Linux operating system
built for the enterprises, works perfectly on a variety of
hardware platforms. It is a leading server operating system by
SUSE. It is designed for servers, mainframes, and
workstations but can be installed on desktop computers for
personal and as well as testing purpose.

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  Oracle Linux Server is an open, cloud-ready infrastructure,
that can be used throughout Oracle Cloud and Oracle
engineered systems, Oracle Linux Server is a proven
operating system that is available in the cloud, on premises,
or as an embedded system. Oracle Linux server is designed to
provide the reliability, scalability, security, and performance
for demanding enterprise workloads. It is built for enterprise-
level experience.

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