Computer Server

Server can be a software that you can set up in your computer system or can be a separate specialized machine to store and process huge amounts of data.

Companies that deal with large amounts of digital data use specialized server machines.

What is Server?

Servers are computer systems like your laptop/pc. Your laptop/pc can also do all the tasks that a server can do. But the problem with your laptop/pc is they can handle a very less amount of data.

Big companies like Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, etc. use specialized computer systems with specialized high-power processors, high RAM, large storage, and other specialized powerful components to deal with a huge amount of data. These specialized computers are called servers.

In case of data loss, servers have multiple backups to restore the data again.

Example of Youtube Server:

You can assume the capacity of a server by taking example the youtube server.

There are more than 2.6 billion active users on Youtube in 2023. Even if thousands of people simultaneously access different content of Youtube from different places of the world, Youtube’s server easily handles and solves everything.

How do servers work?

Servers are connected to a computer network. Now the question is :
What is a computer network?

A computer network is a connection of multiple computers in order to share
information among each other.

All the data and information are stored in the server computer. The computers that are connected to it can access this data and information as well as store new data. The computers that are connected to the server are called clients.