1.3. SharePoint Sites and Databases

SharePoint needs at least two different IIS Web Sites (otherwise known as SharePoint web applications) to function. These web applications contain the web pages that you will access to either administer SharePoint or actually use SharePoint's lists, sites, and libraries.

The Central Administration Web Application

This web application controls the configuration and administration of all servers on the server farm, as well as all web applications. This site is set up on a completely different and unique port than the standard one for HTTP. If you do a server farm installation, you can specify the port or use the one suggested. If you do a Basic or Stand-Alone installation, then the port will be chosen at random ...

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