One level down are the server operating systems. They run on servers, which are either very large personal computers, workstations, or even mainframes. They serve multiple users at once over a network and allow the users to share hardware and software resources. Servers can provide print service, file service, or Web service. Internet providers run many server machines to support their customers and Web sites use servers to store the Web pages and handle the incoming requests. Typical server operating systems are UNIX and Windows 2000. Linux is also gaining ground for servers
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