Summary

We summarize the chapter with following points:

• A computer network is a group of computers connected to each other in order to share resources.
• The components of a computer network are the substance that constitutes the computer network.
• A host is any device that offers networking resources to any other nodes and users on the network.
• A node is any device that can generate, receive, and transmit the networking resources on the computer network.
• A client is a computer that requests the resources in a computer network.
• A server is a network component that provides resources to the clients.
• Peer-to-peer (P2P) networking is a computer network in which the participating computers do not have predefined roles in the network.
• Client/server networking is a computer network in which participating computers have predefined roles in the network.
• NOS is software that provides, manages, and maintains resources on the network.
• Computer hardware is any physical component regardless of the material that it is made of, such as metal, plastic, or wood.
• The software is an instruction or the program that tells the hardware what to do.
• A processor is a chip on a server's motherboard, often called the computer's brain, that does all the processing and calculations.
• RAM is the working memory used by your server's OS and applications.
• A disk is a storage where your servers are storing data.
• A network interface provides a network connection to and out of your servers.
• Rack-mountable servers are big servers that are mounted on a rack.
• Blade servers are small modules known as blades that are mounted on a server's chassis to save space.
• Tower servers are single servers that stand upright.
• The Start menu is returned in Windows Server 2016.
• The TechNet Evaluation Center is a web portal that provides the option to download and evaluate Microsoft's products free of cost.
• The Windows Server 2016 Datacenter is designed for enterprises that own highly virtualized data centers or act as cloud providers.
• Windows Server 2016 Standard is designed for medium-sized businesses that use servers on-premises to run their network services.
• Windows Server 2016 Essentials is designed for small businesses that run a single server in their IT infrastructure.