This is a silly question but I want to know it

Question

What is server ? What is it’s usage and where is it used ? Please attach some examples

Answer 1

ifl
Yes, I agree. ☺
These are valid points.

Answer 2

A server is a computer or network of computers that serve data from a database to your computer AND from your computer to the database.

E.g.
You want to see a video from youtube so when you click the link to that video you sent a request to the youtube server for the data of this video and the server sends you that data(the video & sound).
And your computer sends data to the database(did you watch the whole video,you watched the video with x2 speed, did you watch adds etc)

Answer 3

In computing, a server is a computer program or a device that provides functionality for other programs or devices, called "clients".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_(computing)

Answer 4

Hello Rong Kim!
A specialized computer and / or specialized equipment for executing the service software on it.

Answer 5

Mr Krabs
Stop spamming, you have been warned.

Answer 6

Haris
Your example is very good, however the definition could be clarified a bit... would you agree with the following?:

- typically, a server is is not a network of computers (that would be a cluster of servers)
- I'm not sure we can say that a server "serves data from your computer to the databse". rather, it handles requests from your computer to the database, and either serves the data back, or update the database.
- a server is not always a database server (eg It could be a DHCP or DNS or HTTP server)

Answer 7

Hi Rong Kim
A server is a computer or device running some software that manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.
eg:
A database server handles access to a database.
A DHCP server is the machine/software that allocates addresses to other machines on the subnet.
A web server responds to web (http) requests and serves web pages.
etc...

Answer 8

in simple word server like a canteen the waiter serve food to you waiter take your order as server get the request from you and after server serve the service

Answer 9

A server is something that hosts a program/code. For example, if you want your code public, you'll put it into a server!

Answer 10

salam