Wednesday, May 20, 2009


Joslyn Perez May 20, 2009
Server Tutorial Excel 7

1) What is a server? Show me a picture and a sample of a good server. Dell, Hp, etc.
-- A combination of hardware or software designed to provide services to clients (other computers).

2) How many types of servers are there and what do they do? -- There are 17 different types of servers.
3) Does our school have a server? Why do you think we have a server? – Yes our school has a server, well since the school computers always get messed up we need a way to save our data in a safe place so that’s why we have a sever.
4) What is a wireless router? -- A wireless router is a device in a wireless local area network (WLAN) that determines the next network point to which a packet should be forwarded toward its destination. (searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com)
5) What are the hardware parts of a server? – Servers need Harddrive(s), RAM, CPU, Computer Fans, and Power Supply.
6) What type of software do they use to operate a server? -- A famous software that is used to operate a server is Linux and Windows XP Server. There is also Solaris and FreeBSD that work well to operate a server.
7) What are some servers on the Internet and how do they help you?
8) What is a router? -- A router is a device in computer networking that forwards data packets to their destinations, based on their addresses. The work a router does it called routing, which is somewhat like switching, but a router is different from a switch. The latter is simply a device to connect machines to form a LAN.
9) What is a switch? -- A switch is a network device with multiple ports in one network whose task is to copy frames from one port to another. (tech-faq.com)
10) What is the difference between a router and a switch? – A router gives a computer or a mobile phone a IP address
11) Does a router have to be wireless? – No it does not; it’s just a good add-on.
12) What is a sonic wall and what does it do? – Sonic Wall is a public company that provides internet security solutions and appliances. It has three units: Network Security, content Security, and business Continuity. It provides a firewall, UTM, VPN and backup and recovery.
13) What is an IP Address? What would you compare it to? -- IP = Internet Protocol is a numerical identification and logical address that us assigned to devices in a computer network utilizing the Internet Protocol for communication between its nodes.
14) What does Wi-Fi mean anyway? – Wi-Fi is short for wireless fidelity. It refers to a local area network which uses high frequency radio signals to send and receive data over short distances.
15) Why do many people use power surges? -- From preventing their computers from frying when there is a lighting storm. Also it controls how much electricity the computer needs.

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