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?

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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.

  1. What are the differences between workstation software and server software?
  2. 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?
  3. 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? 
  4. What exactly makes server hardware so valuable/expensive? What feature requirements drive the server market? 
  5. What (if any) are the same feature requirements that might be found in server software/OS environments? 
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