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What’s the Difference Between Windows and Windows Server?

  • Windows is what everyone uses, vs windows server, is the behind the scenes manager that makes sure all the computers in a company are working in unison and efficiently, having access to the central data base.

What is a server, and how is it different from a regular computer? How would you describe this difference to a friend who doesn’t know

much about computers?

  • a server is like the foundation of your computer working as it should in a company. It can manage all computers in a company, send and receive files across computers of the company, recover files because it can backup files. It is the main application of a server.

How does the way Windows Server receives updates differ from Windows Home and Pro?

Windows server is updated through the internet, but there is no gui to access and surf the web. It has connection to the internet and has certain permissions to allow google website In order to update the server.

Does Windows Server have different hardware requirements than Windows Home or Pro?

Hardware for Windows Server:

  1. allows up to 24 TB of RAM
  2. up to 64 CPU Windows 10 Pro
  3. up to 6TB of RAM
  4. 4 CPU