Say what a server is
Tell when the trouble is at the other end, and not on your device.
A server is a computer in a building somewhere that holds things and hands them out when asked.
Your email, your photographs, the bank’s website: each sits on a server, waiting to be asked.
Key points
- A server is a computer elsewhere that holds things and hands them out
- When one service fails on its own, the trouble is usually theirs
What to remember
- One app failing while others work points away from your device.
- One app down and the rest fine: look at their end.
Try this
Search a service you use, followed by the word status. Keep the page.
Practice: Say what a server is. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.