[Term of the Day]: Web Server

Term of the Day

“Web Server”

Definition — What is Web Server and it does?

A Web server or Internet server is a computer system that hosts websites. Any computer can be transformed as a Web server by installing server software and connecting it to the Internet.

The Web server process is an example of the client/server model. It uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and other protocols to respond to client requests (content or services to users) made over the internet. Every Web server has an IP address and possibly a domain name.

For example, if you enter the URL https://www.manageengine.com/index.html in your browser, this sends a request to the Web server whose domain name is manageengine.com. The server then fetches the page named index.html and sends it to your browser.

A computer that hosts Websites must be a physical server that consists of,

Server operating system
Web server software such as Apache (most commonly used), Internet Information Service (IIS), NGINX, Google Web Server (GWS), Domino servers and so on.
Software used to enable HTTP communication.

Similarly, If a web server is private and is used internally, then it is called an Intranet Server.

On a side note, ServiceDesk Plus uses Apache Tomcat Web Server and the current application version 11.0 is bundled with 8.5.32 version of Tomcat.