text: what is the difference between information server and web server? please also tell me the examples for each. thanks. :) normally an information server is used within a company intranet to give out time, date, calender, etc information to the users on the network. typically it is used to distribute files, programs, and information sent by one person to another person or to several people. you would use this in a company that needs to share out digital memos, calendered events, email between users in the company, etc. you could also use this type of server in an environment with dumb terminals or a client/server networking scheme. while a web server is primarily used to send information to people outside the company. it is used to set up the website, distribute the website, and hold all the website's resources, coding, and security. you would use this type of server if your company had a large website, or a medium sized website that you wanted to keep secure and distribute out over the internet. it can be done other ways though a web server is the preferred method.