Business Level 3 Unit 13 P1

o Mail/E-mail Server – this is required within the company. A mail server is known as a mail transfer. In other words, is an application that receives an incoming email from other users. One example of a mail server could be Outlook. The company will use a mail server for sending emails to clients and staffs about important information. In order for a mail server to function properly, Terex will need a device called a Switch. A switch helps the business to connect a device e.g. mail server to a client’s computer, for example in order for a client to receive an email form Terex, the business needs a mail server which is connected to a switch, then the switch can send the email to the email client. Therefore, having a switch will be very useful for the business. Means that Terex can send and receive emails for all computer user. Furthermore, one advantages of a mail server that Terex can set up a shared calendar within the mail server, this means that everyone in the business can view the calendar to keep them up to date on what they need to do and what days they are off work etc. However, the downfall of a mail sever could be that the server may require some technical expertise to manage as the mail server can be quite expenses at time, it all depends the amount of storage of email the business needs etc. o Web Server – this type of server is a program which uses HTTP this is known as (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). For example, is a user enters the URL in their computer browser http://www.google.com, this will send the server a request to the web server which is google.com therefore, every web server will contain an IP address on them. This will mean that the website will be published onto the World Wide Web, so all different user can see your website from all around the world. In order for the web server to function properly it will need a switch. The mean reason why the web server needs a switch is that the web server connects to the switch, the switch will therefore send the information to the web client, which they can have access on the Terex website pages. The mean advantage of this is that all users from around …show more content…
In other words, the file server allows the users to share document/information over the network, without actually having to save the works onto a memory stick or any other external storage device, this therefore is very useful for the business because the staff do not need to waste their time in sending the document/information to other members within the workplace. This is therefore one advantage of having a file server in the company. Another advantage of a file server would be that the data which is stored within the server is more likely to be secured, because sometimes the file server often have redundant hard disks this means that no single disk failure can cause data loss. In order for this to actually work Terex will need a switch. The switch will help the files get send to the file client, for example the file client documents will send to the Switch, the switch will then transfer the documents in the file server which therefore it will be saved and secure in the file