Server

Is a computer system that provides services to other computing systems—called clients—over a network. The term server can refer to hardware (such as a Sun computer system) or software (such as an RDBMS server).

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Client

is a computer system that accesses a (remote) service on another computer by some kind of network. The term was first applied to devices that were not capable of running their own stand-alone programs, but could interact with remote computers via a network. These dumb terminals were clients of the time-sharing mainframe computer.The client-server model is still used today on the Internet, where a user may connect to a service operating on a remote system through the internet protocol suite. Web browsers are clients that connect to web servers and retrieve web pages for display. Most people use e-mail clients to retrieve their e-mail from their internet service provider's mail storage servers. Online chat uses a variety of clients, which vary depending on the chat protocol being used.Increasingly, existing large client applications are being switched to websites, making the browser a sort of universal client. This avoids the hassle of downloading a large piece of software onto any computer you want to use the application on. An example of this is the rise of webmail.www.webopedia.com/TERM/ C/client_server_architecture.html - 53k

Media

Materials that hold data in any form or that allow data to pass through them, including paper, transparencies, multipart forms, hard, floppy and optical disks, magnetic tape, wire, cable and fiber. Media is the plural of "medium." Any form of information, including music and movies. May also refer to CDs, DVDs, videotapes and other prerecorded material.

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SHARED DATA

Data that is updated by more than one functional area and/or is critical to more than one unit's business processes; for example, Employee ID, Department, Location and Address. See Shared Data Process.Files on the server that can be shared across the network.In order for two or more systems to provide the same access to the same data, they must have some way to share that data. This is actually a much more difficult thing to do than would appear at first glance. If the data changes frequently, there must be some way to keep all the systems synchronized. In this section we'll look at some software and hardware solutions that can be used to share data.www.umkc.edu/registrar/sis/glossary.asp

SHARED PRINTERS AND OTHER PERIPHERALS

Printers in the group access to the shared printer, but each computer must use the drivers for its own operating system. First, make sure the printer and the PC it's attached to are on. Then start the Add Printers wizard, which you'll find under Printer Tasks in Printers And Faxes. Within the wizard, select "A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer," then browse to the shared printer and select it. When you're done, you'll be able to print to the shared printer from any of the computers in the workgroup the same way you would to a local printer.

RESOURCES

System components which can be used by the central processor, particularly, storage, memory, and input/output channels and devices like printers; also associated files and software.Equipment, telecommunications, video telecommunications, proprietary software, and purchased services. It resources may also include personal services when OFM approvals are obtained and all reporting/approval requirements of OFM are followed.