What is the different between a computer and a server?

I think a web server holds information about a website and when you click on a link to the website on the server, your computer retrieves information from the server to display the webpage. Please correct me if that's wrong. Please, give me any additional...

I play Minecraft, but its too slow and laggy, I've researched in how to make Minecraft less laggy but it doesn't work. I made a simple server to play with my friends, but Its also to laggy. I also want to make a bukkit server. Can someone help me in...

I've seen lots of people ask similar questions, but not this one: I want to host my own proxy server for my own private use without buying a host, simply by setting up a no-ip.org account to redirect to proxy software on my own computer. Then I want...

What is (in computer terms), is a Server. Also, what is a Proxy Server? I've looked up these terms on the net & every explanation uses computer language that the average person ca't understand. PLease can someone explain this to me ib easy to understand...

What is the difference between a server and a computer? Can you hook a server up to your computer to get better performance? Seems like a server has everything a PC has except the Harddrive. SERVER: (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie…

I am wanting to setup a web proxy on my home computer. I want to go into Internet Explorer options, and setup a proxy server address to use for the internet. What is a good proxy server to use? I want to be on a machine in a different location, building...

So if the owner isn't going to be back until the next day, and the server goes offline (the CMD's close) how can it be started without the owner being there? How could someone (like me, the co-owner) remotely start it/ run the necessary files? What setup...