When you log into a network system, such as in the CAIT, you enter your username and password. From these two data, the workstation communicates with the server. The system login script contains commands and information that apply to anyone who logs in. With this script, the network supervisor can create a general MAP statement to subdirectories that all users need. As the name implies, login scripts can be tailored to the individual network users.
Print servers make printers available for shared use by networked PCs.
Print server software stores incoming print jobs in a hard-disk subdirectory called a print queue until a printer becomes available. Usually, a printer server software runs on the PC that acts as the file server. Although the subdirectory used to hold the print queue files can be on another PC, this arrangement puts a lot of traffic on the network because print jobs must move from the PC running the application to the print queue on the file server and then back to the print server for printing. The biggest advantage to a network with separate print servers offers is the ability to arrange the geography of the network to suit the users. If you combine the print server and file server functions, you must locate the share printers close to the file server hardware, primarily due to distance limitations on parallel port connections.