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Understanding the role of a web server

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Understanding the role of a web server

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- [Instructor] In this video, we will go over understanding the role of a web server and why it is important. Let's start with information. The primary role of a web server is to deliver information, right? This serves as the foundation of web communication, allowing users to access and interact with web content effortlessly. Without web servers, the internet as we know today would not function. Then there's content delivery; ensuring users receive web pages, images, videos, or other files efficiently. Examples include msn.com. Then data access, allowing users to retrieve specific data from databases or APIs through web applications. Examples include bing.com to search for information, and retrieves data from Google servers. Next one is resource sharing. Facilitating access to shared resources like documents or files hosted on a server. Examples include accessing shared files on OneDrive or Dropbox. Then application hosting. Running web application that provides dynamic and…

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