Server in networking

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 Server

Ever wondered how are you able to access the information in a website? Which is that one thing that conveys whatever the developer wants to convey to its user?. Or What is LAN and how does it work? Well, the answer is "Server".  


 

So, what is a Server? 

 A server is a computer that provides data to other computers. It may serve data to systems on a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN) over the Internet. Many types of servers exist, including web servers, mail servers, and file servers. Each type runs software specific to the purpose of the server. 

Basically, A server is a software or hardware device that accepts and responds to requests made over a network. The device that makes the request, and receives a response from the server, is called a client. 

“A server is a computer program that provides a service to another computer program and its user, also known as the client.”  

 Few Types of Server's:-

  •  Proxy Server:   

 A proxy server acts as a middle man between the user and the server. Proxy server takes requests from user/client and passes it onto the other server and then displays the response received from the second server to client.  

  • Web Server: 

Whenever we want to host a website over the internet, web server is used. It is a unique kind of server that accepts requests from users and hosts various information over the internet.

  • Mail Server: 

Whenever we send emails or receive emails it is sent/received using Mail Servers. It saves the emails received or sent on the server.  

  • Application Server: (change) :

 An application server is a server that hosts applications. Application server frameworks are software frameworks for building application servers. An application server framework provides both facilities to create web applications and a server environment to run them. 

  • DNS server: (change) :

 The Domain Name System is a hierarchical and decentralized naming system for computers, services, or other resources connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities  

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