{"id":1008,"date":"2015-07-20T16:16:11","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T21:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2018-07-16T09:50:04","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T14:50:04","slug":"whats-a-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/2015\/07\/whats-a-server\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a Server?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than likely, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard the word \u00e2\u20ac\u0153server\u00e2\u20ac\u009d before. In the digital age, there are more terms to keep track of than ever before. Nonetheless, servers play such a central role in everything we do online, that it could prove very helpful for you to appreciate what a server is and how it operates.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1>What is a server?<\/h1>\n<p>While it performs a very specific task, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/dedicated\">server<\/a> is actually just another type of computer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/\">Servers<\/a> are network computers. They serve as repositories for the computers that operate on their network. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s really no end to the type of information they can store. However, by doing so, they can supply that data to all the computers connected to them at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>The main benefit of\u00c2\u00a0then is about as pragmatic as it gets. By storing data on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/\">server<\/a>, countless computers can access it remotely, without storing that information on the client devices.<\/p>\n<p>Without servers, the World Wide Web would be impossible. Servers are where the information for a website is stored. A user\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s computer is able to access it without having to download or upload all the information that goes along with it. If it wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t for servers, websites wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t exist and most information would still be shared via disks.<\/p>\n<h2>Reasons to use a server<\/h2>\n<p>There are plenty of other reasons massive amounts of data may need to be stored or shared too, aside from website users. Many companies use servers simply to cater to their employees. With servers, an employee can sign into any network computer and immediately have their custom settings appear.<\/p>\n<p>They are also how email is possible. Just about any digital resource that amasses data has a server behind it somewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Many companies simply set up their own servers. They purchase the necessary hardware and then hire IT staff to handle the maintenance required. This allows them complete control over this important resource.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/dedicated\"> servers<\/a> are fundamental to our modern, digital infrastructure. Without them, the World Wide Web and just about every technology we take for granted would be impossible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\">ServerPronto<\/a> offers the best affordable and secure hosting service in all dedicated server packages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dell.com\/downloads\/us\/bsd\/What_Is_a_Server.pdf\">What Is a Server?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webopedia.com\/DidYouKnow\/Hardware_Software\/difference_between_server_and_desktop.html\">Is Server different from a Desktop PC?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webopedia.com\/TERM\/S\/server.html\">Terms: server<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo cred: Flickr \/\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pierrotcarre\/\">Pierrot\u00c2\u00b2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than likely, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard the word \u00e2\u20ac\u0153server\u00e2\u20ac\u009d before. In the digital age, there are more terms to keep track of than ever before. Nonetheless, servers play such a central role in everything we do online, that it could prove very helpful for you to appreciate what a server is and how it operates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120,10,7,111,134],"tags":[123,273,112,22,18],"class_list":["post-1008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","category-dedicated-server-2","category-dedicated-server-basics","category-getting-started-with-dedicated-servers","category-web-hosting-2","category-website-hosting-2","tag-cloud","tag-dedicated-servers","tag-hosting","tag-server","tag-web-hosting","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1008"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382,"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1008\/revisions\/2382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.serverpronto.com\/spu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}