A server technician is updating the operating system on a server.
Currently, the server is running the following services: DHCP - WINS - DNS - HTTP - The updated server will be used to allow clients to access Web services, resolve host names to IP addresses for mobile iOS clients, and provide network access to thin clients running a Linux operating system.
Which of the following services can be removed?
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The server technician is updating the operating system on a server that is currently running DHCP, WINS, DNS, and HTTP services. After the update, the server will be used to allow clients to access Web services, resolve host names to IP addresses for mobile iOS clients, and provide network access to thin clients running a Linux operating system. The question asks which of the following services can be removed, and the choices are DHCP, WINS, DNS, and HTTP.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is used to automatically assign IP addresses to devices on a network. It is useful in large networks where manual assignment of IP addresses can be time-consuming and error-prone. However, in this case, the server is going to be used to allow clients to access Web services, which means that it will be serving HTTP requests. HTTP is a protocol used to transfer data over the web, and it requires the use of IP addresses. DHCP is not required for this service since the server will be directly serving HTTP requests.
WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) is a service used to resolve NetBIOS names to IP addresses. NetBIOS is an older protocol used in Windows networks, and it has largely been replaced by DNS. WINS is not required for resolving host names to IP addresses for mobile iOS clients since iOS uses DNS to resolve host names to IP addresses. Therefore, WINS can be removed.
DNS (Domain Name System) is used to resolve domain names to IP addresses. It is a critical service for web services since it is used to resolve domain names to IP addresses. In this case, the server will be used to allow clients to access Web services, so DNS cannot be removed.
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is used to transfer data over the web. It is a critical service for web services, and it cannot be removed since the server will be serving HTTP requests.
Therefore, the correct answer is B. WINS can be removed. DHCP, DNS, and HTTP are all required for the server to provide the services that the question asks for.