CIS 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 73: Network Topology, File Server, Web Server

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Computing and Information Science
• Course: CIS 1200
• Professor: John Saville

Document Summary

File servers store and manage files for network users: on corporate networks, employees are provided with space on a file server to store files they create. Print servers a network with a centralized printing service that routes print jobs to appropriate devices and prioritized printing according to order of request, unless overridden by special needs. Application servers store and distribute application software for each system on the network: in these configurations, upgrades and new software installs are done just once on this server rather than deploying the programs throughout the organization. Database servers dedicated to an organization"s database storage, queries, and retrievals. E-mail servers handle large volume of incoming, outgoing, and internal e-mail. Web server used to host a website available through the internet: web servers run specialized software that enables them to host web pages. Network topology refers to the physical or logical arrangement of computer, transmission media (cable), and other network components.