The Application server
The Application server process applications on the server end. The Application server might search through a large database to provide a requested data for a client. This server can be the part of a client/server application, because both the client and server participate in the processing of a task. The Application server provides processing and downloading results for a client. The Application server can he RAMS intensive as well, but it needs a powerful processor. In the preceding section, you learned about the different types of servers used in networking.