The prevailing distributed computing model of the current era is called client/server computing. A (1) is a solution in which the presentation,presentation logic,application logic,data manipulation and data layers are distributed between client PCs and one or more servers. A (2) is a personal computer that does not have to be very powerful in terms of processor speed and memory because it only presents the interface to the user. A (3) is a personal computer,notebook computer,or workstation that is typically more powerful in terms of processor speed,memory,and storage capacity. A (4) hosts one or more shared database but also executes all database commands and services for information systems. A (n)(5) hosts Internet or intranet Web sites,it communicates with clients by returning to them documents and data.
描述中提到“hosts Internet or intranet Web sites, it communicates with clients by returning to them documents and data”,这符合Web服务器的功能描述。因此选项E "Web server"是正确答案。