database server
A stand-alone computer in a local area network that holds and manages the database. It implies that database manageme NT functions, such as locating the actual record being requested, is performed in the server computer. Co NTrast with file server, which acts as a remote disk drive and requires that large parts of the database, for example, e NTire indexes, be transmitted to the user' s computer where the real database manageme NT tasks are performed. First-generation personal computer database software was not designed for a network thus, modified versions of the software released by the vendors employed the file server concept. Second-generation products, designed for local area networks, perform the manageme NT tasks in the server where they should be done, and conseque NTly are turning the file server i NTo a database server. In addition suitable coNTeNTs: [ ag ] [ al ] [ am ] [ an ] [ ar ] [ arg ] [ as ] [ at ] [ b ] [ ba ] [ base ] [ be ] [ by ] [ C ] [ ca ] [ cat ] [ ch ] [ co ] [ com ] [ computer ] [ con ] [ cons ] [ data ] [ database ] [ de ] [ design ] [ disk ] [ disk drive ] [ do ] [ du ] [ ec ] [ ed ] [ emote ] [ er ] [ era ] [ es ] [ et ] [ fi ] [ file ] [ file server ] [ fo ] [ for ] [ function ] [ ge ] [ gen ] [ generation ] [ gn ] [ h ] [ hat ] [ hu ] [ ie ] [ il ] [ implies ] [ in ] [ index ] [ iNT ] [ io ] [ ir ] [ is ] [ it ] [ la ] [ ld ] [ li ] [ local area network ] [ ly ] [ ma ] [ man ] [ managemeNT ] [ mo ] [ mod ] [ mp ] [ na ] [ nc ] [ ne ] [ net ] [ network ] [ ng ] [ ni ] [ no ] [ ns ] [ om ] [ pa ] [ pe ] [ perf ] [ personal computer ] [ pl ] [ pr ] [ product ] [ pt ] [ ques ] [ re ] [ real ] [ record ] [ release ] [ ro ] [ S ] [ se ] [ serve ] [ server ] [ sh ] [ si ] [ sig ] [ sk ] [ sm ] [ so ] [ software ] [ st ] [ stand-alone ] [ su ] [ th ] [ to ] [ tr ] [ tt ] [ tw ] [ ua ] [ us ] [ user ] [ ve ] [ version ] [ ye ]
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