Servers


What is a server?
It is like a servant.
A Server is a socket “Listener” that waits for commands and then performs operations to serve up information.

It is the foundation.

There are many types of servers:

Server Operating System
Web Servers
File Servers
FTP Servers
Network Server

Server Operating Systems reside in the C:\Windows folder

Default install of IIS for each server:
Windows 2000 & XP – IIS 5.0
Windows 2003 & Vista – IIS 6.0
Windows 2008 & Windows 7 – IIS 7.0