Describe the functions and use of different Servers in benefitting a small web-presence business needs
With the 21st century been in the digital era the use and need for technology and computers is increasing and people want everything right there in front of them with only one click away.
Web servers
Web servers deliver web content from anywhere in the world to your computer, they can either be software which is a computer application the aids the delivery of web content or they can be hardware so the computer itself that delivers web content. A web server works by breaking the URL down into 3 parts, the protocol (http), the server name (web address) and the file name. So your computer communicates with the server name translating it into an IP address which will connect to the desired web server, following the protocol the browser sent a request to the web server asking for the file name and text.
A web server can benefit a small business as since it’s designed to run multiple applications such a messaging, databases and email. Having a server makes it easier for your employees to communicate and share data. Due to the server being able to store images, documents etc. It can be used as a hub for sharing information with colleagues, with being able to access the server from anywhere in the world. Most servers are …show more content…
they are two types, dedicated and non-dedicated, a dedicated file server has the only use of storing information and sharing information. Filer servers can be accessed at the work stations that are on the same network as the file servers. A file server needs to be fast, have large amounts of storage and good security, storage space for file servers is the most important as all the information is stored here, so hard disk drives are used for the storage however one on its own isn’t very good, so companies use several drives that are all connected to create a disk