by
Brian Madden
A Terminal Server is basically the same as the regular Windows Server operating system except that in Terminal Server environments, key components have been added or modified to provide support for multiple, simultaneous users.
Microsoft Windows has always been a "multi-user" operating system in the sense that multiple users could be connected to a single server at any given time. However, these users were connected to file services or printer services on the servers. They ran their local Windows interfaces on their local computers, and the server only supported one desktop interface via the local keyboard, mouse, and monitor. The main difference with Terminal Server is that multiple