File services

File services

The job of a file service is to command and to carry out task that are needed to read, update, add, delete and browse files. File Server Resource Manager is a collection of tools that allow administration to understand, control and manage the amount of data stored on their servers.  A way of sharing files is through file sharing this is done across a network however there are certain things that cannot be done by students that can by teachers and perfect example of this is that a teacher is able to put work and files on the shared drive with students only being able to open and view however if they wanted to add files to the shared folder they would not be able to due to privilege rights set by the network admin. When someone new joins the network they will be put on a list to either be able to have the privilege rights e.g. student and teacher. The good thing about putting users into groups is it makes it a lot easier to manage if there is a problem and also if they want to make certain files private they can do so. This is an example of file sharing which is basically transmitting files over a computer network or the Internet. Another file service is the management of files, when you talk about file management a good example of this is on a school server and where the individual students have their own user area. The other type is file transfer the works somewhat similarly to file sharing and is one of the more preferred options due to the fact that it is the easiest way to transfer files. The way in which it works is that the TCP manages all the data transfer and then IP would then direct the traffic to the correct network. This allows you to send multiple files across network knowing that they will be sent to the right place. 

Application Services

Application software

A server can provide several services which can be software based such as proxies and databases. The main usage for application software’s are designed computer programs to help the user to perform specific tasks. An example of this is in a school where it would be needed for word processors and using other applications such as web browsers and other applications like movie maker and other adobe software application. However the down side of having all this software’s is that the server required an example of this when it comes to the school environment is the register this well be automatically installed on all the teachers laptops and will be filtered into classes which will have the students names on as well as a picture of what they look like and their form group. Also there form tutors will be able to see this e.g. if they were late for third lesson there form tutor would then be able to ask why as so on. This also not only makes it more efficient but also means that it cannot be lost because as soon as they click save it well be stored on the schools database. This is an example of a database currently used on the school network.

Shared resources

Shared resources are devices or information on a computer that is shared within a Local area network or Intranet. This is more hardware used to share resources such as printers however that this means as long as a computer in the school is connected to the printer it can print from it, however this well need network interface cards. An example of resources being shared is emails between all members of staff as I mentioned before with register all members of staff that are on the network, well only be able to access certain things another example of this with shared resources is email a teacher can send out email to all the teachers that are on the database.

Mobile working
Mobile working is being able to connect to different networks through many different systems which includes mobiles, tablets and laptops and basically any devices that can get an internet connection. The most popular way to connect is through remote desktop which means that they can have access to their own personal computer anywhere which is useful but is not used by the average computer user as they would have to know what they’re doing.  There is also a virtual private network which allows a particular user to set up a secure connection to their own network or in many situations schools and businesses. This allows to access their files securely without the need to transfer all there files it is normally done over the internet and all you need is the details. 

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