Types of Networked Desktop Services

Networking enables a user to access various computing services distributed among other systems, such as:

• The desktop session and its applications—for example, Workspace Manager and File Manager

• Other applications

• Data files

Networking terminology uses the term server to describe a system that provides computing services to one or more other systems. When a system receives services from a server, it is called a client of that server.

In a complex network, a system may use services located on a number of systems throughout the network. Furthermore, a system may act as a particular type of server (for example, a session server) and may also be a client (for example, of an application server).