CST-111 Week 3 Topic 3 DQ 1

Workstations vs. Servers: Requirements, functionality, hardware

One factor that IT professionals must consider when building a server is whether that server should be simply server software installed on regular hardware; server software installed on server hardware; or regular software installed on server hardware. What are the differences between workstation software and server software? Windows workstations all have elements of server software built-in. What are these elements, and why is the Windows Professional OS not considered a server? Similarly, the Windows server OS can run regular workstation applications such as MS Office or Adobe Photoshop. Why is this a bad idea? Can you find a situation where it might be appropriate?  What exactly makes server hardware so valuable/expensive? What feature requirements drive the server market?  What (if any) are the same feature requirements that might be found in server software/OS environments? 

Be sure to cite your research using APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.