networking software that responds to I/O or computes requests from a client machine. Windows network servers can be implemented either as server processes or as drivers.

A program which provides service to a user (human being) by responding to requests from other programs (clients). This term is also used to refer to the actual computer system on which the server program runs.

a computer that controls access and offers resources to other computers that are interconnected

a computer that manages network traffic

a high-capacity, high-speed computer that controls all or some of the procedures on a network

an excellent candidate for installing the Primary Server software component

A special dedicated computer used to support large office networks and store files

A database server that accepts connections from computers sharing a common network. See also: personal server.

(See server)

Server that manages network traffic. 9.14