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What is web hosting? |
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To help you understand
web hosting, we have developed a simple analogy. But first,
some definitions:
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Web site - a group
of files and programs that reside on a very robust computer
connected to the internet. |
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Web server - a
computer that stores the files and programs that make
up the site and then allows visitors to access and read
those files. |
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Web host - an
interconnected group of web servers containing web site
data, that other computers can access through the internet.
Web hosts also provide technical resources and web site
maintenance. |
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Now, think of a web host as a landlord. A landlord
builds and maintains the structure, then rents storefronts to various
businesses that otherwise cannot afford their own buildings. Each
business decorates and operates their store differently and leaves
building maintenance to the landlord. Likewise, a web host rents
space on a web server to various businesses. Each business builds
its own web site while the web host maintains the network of web
servers.
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