The type of system you would choose for a server depends mainly on its application within your organization; how much data it will be responsible for storing and retrieving, the number of user requests that you expect will be sent to the server, and how many clients will be accessing the server are all things you will need to consider before choosing a server architecture and software package.
A server is not just one piece of equipment that has the capability to perform a specific task. From a basic file/print server, you could be looking at something as common as a Dell PC with 512MB of memory running Windows or Linux and configured to queue network printing. An example of midrange server, used for more intensive database storage and retrieval functions is HP's 900 midrange server with 32 PCI slots and 256GB of memory to handle the extra workload.
As you can see from this introduction to the many types and configurations of servers, the term is probably one of the most ambiguous tech terms you'll ever come across.
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