Types of server hardware are:

Application server, a server dedicated to running certain software applications

Catalog server, a central search point for information across a distributed network

Communications server, carrier-grade computing platform for communications networks

Compute server, a server intended for intensive (esp. scientific) computations

Database server, provides database services to other computer programs or computers

Fax server, provides fax services for clients

File server, provides remote access to files

Game server, a server that video game clients connect to in order to play online together

Home server, a server for the home

Mail server, handles transport of and access to email

Mobile Server, or Server on the Go is an Intel Xeon processor based server class laptop form factor computer.

Name server or DNS

Print server, provides printer services

Proxy server, acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers

Sound server, provides multimedia broadcasting, dana toto (www.zambas.com.cy) streaming.

Stand-alone server, a server on a Windows network that neither belongs to nor governs a Windows domain

Web server, a server that HTTP clients connect to in order to send commands and receive responses along with data contents

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