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Web Hosting
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Web hosting is
like internet real estate. If you want to
build a house, you need a place to build
it and roads wide enough to handle the traffic
to get to it. Similarly, if you want to
build a website, you need server space to
store your files and bandwidth to access
your site. Here are some terms you might
find helpful in understanding web host.
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All of the
images and files for your website are stored
on computers called servers. These servers
run 24 hours a day to allow your web site
to be accessed any time of the day or night
from all over the world.
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Every account comes with its own control
panel that is filled with tools for managing
your site. You can add counters, password
protect directories, check your site statistics,
add or remove email addresses, forward email,
set up auto responders, and more! Click
here for a screenshot of the online
Windows
Control Panel.
Linux Control Panel.
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Whenever you access
a web page, send an email, download a file,
etc. you are transferring data, also referred
to as using bandwidth. High traffic websites
may require large amounts of bandwidth while
websites with few visitors tend to use less.
Through your control panel you can track
how much of your available bandwidth you
are using and how much is free.
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