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Database Servers
Major database vendors offer software features that work within networks to provide one or more database servers. Before database servers were available, all database access on a local ma‑chine required that the database reside physically on the same machine. It was very difficult, if not impossible, to access data on any machine other than [...]

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File Servers
An early, and now widespread use of servers is as file servers. Most networks today contain file servers, which are usually completely transparent to any user, including application developers.
File servers are supported by a combination of operating system and network manager software. In some cases, the network software makes the file server services available [...]

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One serious problem that people have with modern computing is that terms are not always defined and used in the same manner. Not only are there multiple meanings in use, but many people are not aware of this inexactness, resulting in confusion for the uninitiated. The use of ambiguous terms becomes even worse with client/server [...]