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Database Server A database server is a program that offers database services to other computer programs or computers with the use of client-server functionality. There is some database management software such as MySQL that depend on the client-server model for … Continued

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Separate control and data connections are used by the FTP between the client and the server. The FTP users can authorize themselves in the form of a username and a password. They can connect using anonymous … Continued

Application Server An application server is a mixed framework of software that allows both; the creation of web applications and a server environment to run them. It can often be a complex stack of different computational elements running specific tasks … Continued

Domain Name System (DNS) Server A computer server that hosts a network service for offering a response to queries is called a name server. It maps either an addressing component or numeric identification. This is done by the server to … Continued

DNS turns domain names to IP addresses so browsers can load internet pages. Every device connected to the internet has its own IP address, which is used by other devices to locate the device. DNS servers make it possible for … Continued

In short, name servers organise and route traffic across the internet. When you enter a website name in your browser, the browser starts to decode the website you are looking for and point you to the right web server. The … Continued

A domain name is the address people type into a browser URL to reach a site. Domain names exist to make it easier for people instead of memorising number like 192.168.1.1 for every single website you want to visit. Each … Continued

IMAP and POP are not interchangeable. POP works by contacting your email server and downloading all of your new messages from it. Once they are downloaded, they disappear from the server. If you decide to check your emails from a … Continued

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) allows you to access your email messages wherever you are. Email messages are stored on servers. Whenever you check your inbox, your email, client contacts the server to connect you with your messages. When you … Continued