MPPSC 2021 Prelims Paper-I · Question 63 of 100

Correct — D, Network Server. File Server, Print Server, and Application Server are each standard, well-defined server roles — a machine dedicated to storing/sharing files, managing print jobs, or hosting application software for client requests, respectively. 'Network Server' is not a recognised, distinct server category in networking terminology — it is too generic a label to name a specific server function, which is why it is the one that is NOT a real server type here.

• (a)File Server — A File Server is a real, standard server type — a dedicated machine that stores files and lets client computers on the network access and share them — so it is wrongly excluded here.
• (b)Print Server — A Print Server is a real, standard server type — it manages and queues print jobs from client computers to shared printers — so it is wrongly excluded here.
• (c)Application Server — An Application Server is a real, standard server type — it hosts and runs application software/business logic that client computers access — so it is wrongly excluded here.

Servers are classified by the specific function they provide to clients on a network — a File Server serves files, a Print Server manages printing, an Application Server runs application logic, and so on. 'Network Server' does not name any of these specific functions; it is a loose, non-standard phrase rather than an established server category.

This is an odd-one-out/classification question: three options are named after a concrete service the server performs, while the fourth just repeats the word 'network' without naming a distinct function — spotting which option fails to describe an actual service is the key to the answer.

• File Server: stores and shares files with client computers over the network
• Print Server: manages and queues print jobs to shared printers
• Application Server: hosts and runs application software/logic for clients
• 'Network Server' is not a standard, distinct server category

• Assuming 'network' sounds like the most fundamental/general term and must be a real server type — its genericness is exactly why it is not a defined category here
• Confusing a server's hardware (a networked machine) with its role/service (what it is classified as)

MPPSC/state-PCS computer-awareness papers favour the odd-one-out format for IT terms — three genuine, specific terms plus one vague or non-standard label.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Which of the following server types is responsible for hosting and serving web pages to client browsers?

  • (a)File Server
  • (b)Web Server
  • (c)Print Server
  • (d)Network Server

  Answer(b) Web Server — serves web pages/content to client browsers over HTTP/HTTPS.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  A server dedicated to storing data and responding to database queries from client applications is called a:

  • (a)Print Server
  • (b)Application Server
  • (c)Database Server
  • (d)Network Server

  Answer(c) Database Server — a standard server type dedicated to handling database queries.