de. Although you can dedicate a server to a particular service, such as having a computer that serves only as a print server, you do not need a different server for each type of service. One server can function as a file, print, and application server (8).To compare the three, the file and print servers offer a storage location for clients. They benefit greatly from large hard drives. Although Random Access Memory (RAM) is important, the processor is not so important. An application server, on the other hand, requires a fast processor to run the application and get the results to the client. When to network or not to network is the question? The rapid growth in the number of networked computers over the last decade or so has been dramatic. One factor of this growth is the number of Internet host computers, which is now in excess of six million. This acceleration in growth rate is because when two networks are connected, both are expanded and enhanced. Connecting thousands of LANs made the combined resources of the Internet so vast that it eventually became unrealistic for network planners to attempt to rival it; better to connect to it, take advantage of it, and at the same time, contribute to it. The only time you would not use a James 4network is when you are not required to use any type of shared resources that requires a connection either through a LAN, modem or some other type of connection that would connect your computer to a shared resource. The growth of networking may not continue indefinitely but by the time it begins to slow, it is likely that networking involving Internet access will be as commonplace as cable television. When deciding which type of network to implement, several factors must be considered: number of computers, cost, security requirement, and administrative requirements. PC networks generally fall into two categories peer-to-peer networks, also called workgroups and server-based network...
