Server Hardware Support Chapter 1 Vocab

Any device or application that performs a service requested by another device or application.

A device or application that is requesting the services of another device or application.

A computer running on a network whose job it is to run individual programs for the users, and process data on their behalf.

A single computer running on a network whose sole job it is to run individual programs for the users, and process data on their behalf. 

Two or more computers running on a network whose job it is to run individual programs for the users, and process data on their behalf. 

A situation in which all computers running on a network may function as either a client or a server. 

A server or server application that collects internet mail messages from a service provider and distributes them to the appropriate user. 

A server or server application that transmits a network user's documents over a telephone wire or internet service to another user's fax machine or fax application.

A server or server application that stores larger files and makes them available for distribution over the network or Internet. 

The ability of a user to access a server without having to provide a user ID or password.

A user-friendly name that identifies the location of a specific

A server or server application that permits a user to log on to the network over a telephone wire or the Internet from a computer not physically located on the local area network. 

A server or server application that manages hypermedia and distributes it over the Internet

A database of available addresses maintained by a DHCP server

The amount of time a DHCP client is allowed to hang on to a lease assigned by a DHCP server.

A protocol that resolves Web site addresses to the host server's IP address.

Any one of a number of servers that maintains the database of URLs and IP addresses for Web sites with a particular suffix (for example, .com or .gov)