Cambridge Technicals: Servers and Virtualisation

What is a server?

• Powerful general purpose system
• Low powered dedicated system
• High powered Multiple core system
• Powerful dedicated system

A server that is adaptable and efficient can be termed as (a)  

What type of server is this: uses spooling, work can be diverted to another available device

• Hypervisor
• Printer
• Application
• Database
• Web

What type of server is this: frees up physical storage space

• Web
• Printer
• Application
• Database
• File

What type of server is this: may have anti-spam functions

• Mail
• Printer
• Application
• Database
• Web

What type of server is this: ensures users of the appropriate access levels can access files

• File
• Printer
• Application
• Database
• Mail

What type of server is this: Uses SMTP and POP protocols

• File
• Printer
• Mail
• Database
• Web

What type of server is this: contains a list of URLs and their matching IP addresses

• File
• Mail
• Application
• Database
• Web

What type of server is this: Optmises the hardware of the host server to allow the virtual machine to run as efficiently as possible.

• File
• Printer
• Hypervisor
• Database
• Web

What type of server is this: manages HTTP requests from connected devices

• File
• Printer
• Application
• Hypervisor
• Web