Servers

Question 1

a server is a …..?

Answer 1

a computer program or device that provides a service to another computer program and its user, also known as a client

Question 2

in a client / server programming model , a server program …..?

Answer 2

awaits and fulfills requests from client programs, which might be running in the same or other computers

Question 3

the term server can refer to ….?

Answer 3

a physical machine, a virtual machine or to software that is performing server services.

Question 4

a physical server is simply ….?

Answer 4

a computer that is used to run server software.

Question 5

a virtual server is a ….?

Answer 5

virtual representation of the physical server.

Question 6

a virtual server , like a physical server, a virtual server….?

Answer 6

includes it own operating system and applications.

Question 7

at a minimum a server requires …..?

Answer 7

two software components . an operating system and an application.

Question 8

w.r.t servers the operating system acts as ….?

Answer 8

a platform for running the server application