Differences between the four versions of Windows 2000

When I installed clearcase last year, a book said that it was recommended to install it on win2000 Advanced Server. At that time, I did not understand the difference between server and Advanced Server. I sent a question post and replied to it, I did not make it very clear. Today, a netizen has compiled a post to share it with you. ---------------------

The four versions of Windows 2000 are professional, server, Advanced Server, and datacenter server.

Among them, professional is the desktop operating system, and its previous version is Windows NT 4.0 Workstation. It is suitable for mobile home users and can be used to upgrade Windows 9x and NT 4. With NT 4 technology as the core, she adopts standardized security technology with high stability. The biggest advantage is that it will not crash due to frequent prompts of illegal programs like Windows 98.

Windows 2000 Server is a server version, and the previous version is Windows NT4. 0 server. It can be oriented to some small and medium enterprises, but it can also meet the needs of various applications in large networks. Server has made a lot of improvements on the basis of NT 4, and has made greater improvements in various functions.

Advanced Server is the Enterprise Edition of server, and its previous version is Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition. Unlike server, Advanced Server has more powerful features and functions. It supports SMP (symmetric multi-processor) better than server, and supports up to four channels.

Datacenter Server is a Windows 2000 version recently released by Microsoft. It is the most powerful server system so far and supports 32 SMP systems and 64 GB physical memory. This system can be used in large databases, economic analysis, scientific computing, engineering simulation, and other aspects. It can also be used for online transaction processing.

To sum up, these four versions have different purposes. It is better to select professional if it is used for household use; if it is used for internal enterprise servers, you should select server; but if it is used for Web servers, Advanced Server is the most suitable; datacenter server is not needed for general users because it is positioned as a large data processing. Although these four versions are of different use, a common feature is that the gaming support is far inferior to W in9x. Many games cannot run properly in different versions of Windows 2000, and the professional hardware driver is the most comprehensive among the four versions, and the other three versions have few drivers, in addition, there are not many drivers for Windows 2000 from various hardware manufacturers, which leads to the failure of running many hardware on Windows 2000.

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Web server, only available on win2003