As a Business Analyst, part of my job is translating technical terms to non-technical folks. The trick is to do it as simply as possible.So, What is a Server?A server is a computer that sends and receives data to and from other machines.A server can send and receive a lot of different types of data. But in some cases the server only handles a certain type of data. Some examples:
And the list goes on. Now sometimes one physical computer will have multiple types of servers on it. This is cost effective and a lot of businesses do it. Microsoft even markets a product around it. The"Small Business Server" product does pretty much all of the above.The most familiar server you will run into is a web server, you will need one of these to have a website. While it's the most familiar, I believe the most popular server is a file server.What technical topics would you like to see covered next?