Ok, first off, I don't even know if this is the correct forum. Sorry for all of the questions, I'm sure someone here can answer some or at least point me to a helpful source of info. All I end up with on a google search is hacker-proofing servers and saftey measures, nothing really on what a server is.
What are servers for? And why do I need one? Maybe even what IS a server? My girlfriend's sister and her boyfriend have a computer business that repairs/builds computers and also is an ISP. They have expensive servers that require insurance, but I don't know what for? Also at my college, there are a few expensive servers. Is this a different server than I would have on my home network? (at least I've heard mention of a server at home) What is the difference between an ISP server, a college server, a web server and a home network server?
I was told that there is a server for email, for blackboard, for the library, etc etc. And that they have huge multiple psus, cpus and TBs of storage. But no one has told me what exactly it is that they do. Do they house all of the main programs that all the computers use, like a big FTP filesharing thing? (My knowledge on ftp is also severely limited
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