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An Overview of Web Hosting

The job of storing web pages and web sites is known as web hosting. The product is often referred to as web space, as the provider is selling space on the Internet, space where you can host a website.

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An Overview of Web Hosting

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  1. An Overview of Web Hosting

  2. You would know that folders and files get stored on one of the hard disks of your laptop or desktop, making them readily accessible according to your requirements. A web page is also a file, quite similar to word processing documents. Just like we need a computer for the storage of documents, we also need a computer for the storage of web pages.

  3. The main difference in the two is the fact that usually web pages are meant to be viewed by the general public. This is possible by having a computer which has much better specifications than a normal PC, and which is connected to the Internet via an extremely powerful link. The computer which stores web pages is known as a web server, since it serves pages to the users of Internet when getting a command from them. A website is constituted by a collection of such pages, and various web pages from all over the world lead to the formation of the World Wide Web (WWW).

  4. The job of storing web pages and web sites is known as web hosting. The product is often referred to as web space, as the provider is selling space on the Internet, space where you can host a website. The unit for measuring the space on the web is a megabyte, just the way you may measure the space on your PC.

  5. Technically, it is possible to link your Mac or PC to the Internet and enable it to hand out web pages. But practically, it isn't possible to do so because, generally, a home-based Internet connection isn't sufficiently powerful to simultaneously serve a large number of users. That is why we require web hosting companies. These companies own, as well as maintain highly powerful web servers for storing web pages for different people or companies. They link their servers to the Internet through extremely powerful connections, allowing a number of users to simultaneously access any web page. So, when you like to operate a website, you require web hosting. Otherwise, you'll need to invest a lot of funds for having your own server and making all the necessary connections. Why do I need web hosting?

  6. Apart from giving you web space, companies offering services of web hosting offer many other additional services, though the extent varies with the company. Yet, there are a few essential services offered by all. For instance, it is the registration of a domain name, plus the arrangement of email. Many such companies offer technical support from their websites, or by telephone and email. What else can web hosting companies offer?

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