What is Server?

Types of Server

Server

• A server is a computer program that provides services to other computer programs (and their users) in the same or other computers.

Types of Server

• Stand-alone server• a stand-alone server is a server that neither

belongs to governs nor Windows domain; the server may, however, belong to a workgroup (a peer-to-peer network of Microsoft Windows computers).

Domain Server

• A computer with a server OS and AD installed is a Domain Controller.

Member Server

• Any other computer with a server OS (or functioning as a server, for example with SQL Server installed) can be called a member server (if it is joined to the domain). A member server does not have AD installed. I don't recall seeing the term "AD server".