What is Server?

A computer or device on a network that manages network resources. There are many different types of servers. For example:

• File server: a computer and storage device dedicated to storing files. Any user on the network can store files on the server.
• Print server: a computer that manages one or more printers, and a network server is a computer that manages network traffic.
• Database server: a computer system that processes database queries.

Servers are often dedicated, meaning that they perform no other tasks besides their server tasks. On multiprocessing operating systems, however, a single computer can execute several programs at once. A server in this case could refer to the program that is managing resources rather than the entire computer.