Ep 12: Quiz: is a server special hardware?
True or false: a server must be special, expensive hardware.
Show answer
False. Any computer that serves other computers is a server, even an old laptop or a Raspberry Pi. Data centers use special hardware for reliability and density, but “server” describes the job, not the price tag. (Revisit Ep 9.)
Quick recap of Module 1
Section titled “Quick recap of Module 1”- DevOps is a culture plus practices: one team, automation, small changes, feedback.
- The loop: plan, code, build, test, release, deploy, operate, monitor.
- LoopNotes crashed on the server because the server is a different kitchen.
- DNS is the internet’s address book.
- Dev → staging → production: experiment, rehearse, serve.
- A server is a computer with a job; most run Linux.
Next up, Module 2: the terminal, where DevOps really happens.