Server and method for providing application and file, user terminal and computer readable storage medium

The present invention relates to a server for providing an application, and is characterized in that the server comprises: an application acquisition unit for acquiring a first plurality of versions of applications each having a version number; an update generation unit configured to determine differential content between two versions of the first plurality of versions of the application in unitsof data blocks, and further generate a second plurality of update packets between the two versions according to the differential content; a request receiving unit configured to receive request information from a requester, the request information including a current version number of the application of the requester; and an update pushing unit which is configured to determine an update package pushed to the requester from the second plurality of update packages according to the request information. 本发明涉及一种提供应用的服务器，其特征在于，所述服务器包括：应用获取单元，其配置成获取各自具有版本号的第一多个版本的应用；更新生成单元，其配置成以数据块为单位确定所述应用的第一多个版本中的两者之间的差分内容，并进一步根据所述差分内容生成两者之