1. Media Server
-Definition: a computing device, ranging from an enterprise class machine providing video on demand, to, more commonly, a small home computer storing various digital media.
-Simply stores and shares media
-In a home setting, a media server acts as an aggregator of information: video, audio, photos, books, etc.
-The only requirement for a media server is a method of storing media and a network connection with enough speed to allow access to that media.