Network operations

Mail servers look after mailboxes, store messages, maintain lists, translate mail address to Internet Protocol (IP) address and maintain group addresses.

File servers need to provide quick access to files, ensure network security, have a large storage capacity and be reliable.

Printer servers direct printing output to one or more printers. Software which handles print jobs on a network is called a spooler. It acts like a buffer to collect the printed output and store it as files, to direct the print jobs to the correct printers, and to manage the jobs (delete or prioritise jobs in the print queue).

 

 

Terms

SERVERS     MAIL SERVER                      QUEUE                      PRINT SERVER

Theory Exercises	Practical Exercises
P304 Q1 to Q3	P304