Describe various types of servers in a network.

What will be an ideal response?


You may see a variety of servers on a network:
• Print server-Hosts the connection to a printer so that clients can send print jobs to the printer
• File server-Maintains storage space for data that is shared with clients
• Database server-Hosts a database that clients can use to read/write and share information in an organized system with other clients
• Remote access server (RAS)-Allows clients to dial in, usually over the public telephone system, to establish connections and to access network resources from a remote location
• Web server-Provides content on the Internet for clients to connect to when "browsing" the Internet

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Write LINUX/UNIX shell commands to carry out the following tasks.

a. Count the number of characters, words, and lines in the a file called ‘data1’ and display the output on the display screen. b. Count the number of characters, words, and lines in the output of the ls -l command and display the output on the display screen. c. Same as in part (b), but redirect the output to a file called ‘data1.stats’.

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The ________ command is used to substitute one font for another throughout a presentation without having to search for and select text on individual slides

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The ____________________ button makes the content of all the frames in a frame-by-frame animation that are within onion skin markers available for editing.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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