I hear the word server in all sorts of contexts whenever computers are involved. What is a server and how does it relate to a PC?
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A PC is something you can type on and use directly, yourself. When your PC is on the internet, it “talks” to other computers to get information (the weather, videos, music, and so on). Those other computers are the servers. Your PC requests information over the internet to the servers. The servers send back the results and your PC displays it on the screen. The cool thing is, the servers can be just about anywhere… the same place as you, or in another country.
Really big internet companies like Google and Netflix have whole huge buildings with rooms filled with servers. These are called data centers or server farms. They’re needed because millions of people use the internet, and the demand for current information is huge.
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