mcts70 640 introductiontoserver(2)

Suleyman Demirel University, 2012

INTRODUCTION TO SERVERBy Zhamanov Azamat


Question• What is the Server?


Thinking


Answer• Server is a computer program running to serve the

requests of other programs, the "clients". Thus, the "server" performs some computational task on behalf of "clients".


Client/Server

Server providesService for clients

Clients consumeservices and resources

from Server

Client

Client

Client

Client


What is Server Platform?• A term often used synonymously with operating system. A

platform is the underlying hardware or software for a system and is thus the engine that drives the server.


Type of Servers• Proxy Servers• Web Servers• Application Servers• FTP Servers• Mail (Exchange) Servers• DNS Server• DHCP Server


Proxy Server

Client Client Client

Proxy Server

Internet


Web Server

Client

Web Server

Internet

Web Pages & Graphics


Web Server

Client

Web Server

Internet

Web Pages & Graphics

Application Server

Template pages, Code & Data


FTP Server

Client

Internet

FTP Server

Files


Mail Server

Internet

Internet

gmail.com (MTA)

Internet

mail.ru (MDA)

SMTP

Sender (MUA) Receiver (MUA)

SMTP POP

POP

SMTP SMTP


Mail Server

Internet

Internet

gmail.com (MDA)

Internet

mail.ru (MTA)

SMTP

Sender (MUA)Receiver (MUA)

SMTPPOP

POP

SMTP SMTP


DNS Server

DNS Client

DNS Server

Internet

DNS Table (IP+Domain)


DHCP Server

DHCP Client

DHCP Server

IP address Pool

mcts70 640 introductiontoserver(2)

Education

suleyman demirel university

mail server

server platform

answer server

clientsclient client

behalf of clients

code data

underlying hardware