Client/Server Use
Client/Server Use
Summary
This section describes the different uses to which you can put
these systems, depending on whether it is a client system or a
server system.
Client Systems
Client systems use the Windows NT operating system. You can
use a client system for the following tasks:
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To run PC applications locally, especially high-end
applications
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To display the output of applications that you run remotely
on a server, or to run the client portion of client/server
applications
Server Systems
Server systems can use any of the supported operating systems.
You can use a server system for the following tasks:
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As a file server, providing disk storage to PCs and other
systems in a local area network (LAN)
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As a print server, providing common printing resources to
PCs and other systems in a LAN
•
As a compute server, providing processing power for
client/server applications on one of the supported operating
systems
System Description 1–3