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Web Hosting Terms Explained

Every website needs to be hosted with a web hosting company in order to be accessible over the Internet. There are several terms that are used in web hosting. Hence, it becomes essential to be aware of, as well as understand these terms, especially when availing web hosting services.<br>

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Web Hosting Terms Explained

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  1. Web Hosting Terms Explained

  2. Table of Contents • Web Hosting • Addon Domain • Apache Web Server • b2evolution • Bandwidth • Blog • Bounce Rate • Browser • Catch-All Email • Cloud Hosting • Cloudlet • Country Code TLD • Control Panel • CMS • cPanel and cPanel Hosting • Database and Data Center • Dedicated IP and Dedicated Hosting • DDoS Attack • Disk Space

  3. Web Hosting • Web hosting is a service provided by web hosting companies, which makes websites accessible over the Internet. Server space along with necessary services and technologies are made available to website owners through web hosting, so that their websites can remain up and running. • There are different types of web hosting, such as shared, dedicated, reseller, WordPress, VPS and cloud. “Linux Dedicated Server Hosting”, “WordPress Hosting”, “Windows Dedicated Hosting” etc. are terms that are used to refer to different types of hosting. • Some of the various terms that are used in web hosting will be discussed in the following slides.

  4. Addon Domain • An addon domain refers to an additional domain which can be added through the control panel of a user. It is capable to carrying out tasks such as, hosting a website, creating email addresses, forwarders etc.

  5. Apache Web Server • Apache web server is a stable and feature-rich web server that is meant to deliver web content to the users through their web browsers. Apache is an open source web server that can be used for free. An open community of Apache developers maintains it. It is used extensively by web hosting service providers.

  6. 1-800-123 -8156 Whoa! That’s a big number, aren’t you proud?

  7. b2evolution • b2evolution is an open source, multi-blog publishing platform that has multi-user as well as multi-lingual properties. It is one of the most efficient platforms for blog management that has been created in PHP and is backed by MySQL database.

  8. Bandwidth • Bandwidth refers to the amount of data which can be transferred at any given point of time. Data transfer occurs in a website when visitors browse a website or download/upload files etc.

  9. Blog • A blog refers to a website which is updated regularly by an individual or a group of people that are known as bloggers. It contains articles, images, videos and other content that are published by one or more individuals. • WordPress, which is a web publishing software, can be used to create blogs. It is probably the easiest as well as the most flexible blogging and content management system, especially for beginners. WordPress hosting is provided by most web hosting service providers, along with other types of hosting, such as dedicated, shared, VPS, cloud, reseller etc. There are various plans for various types of hosting, for example, plans for “Linux Dedicated Server Hosting”, “WordPress Hosting”, “Windows Dedicated Hosting” etc.

  10. Bounce Rate Bounce rate of a website indicates the volume of visitors to that particular website that leave it in a short span of time or after viewing merely a single page on that website. A high bounce rate is an indication of the fact that visitors haven’t succeeded in finding on a website what they have been looking for and/or they have lost interest in browsing that site. A high bounce rate should be regarded as an alarming sign for any website.

  11. Browser • A browser, which is also known as a web browser, refers to a client application which serves the purpose of decoding HTML from a web server and then displaying it in the form of a web page that is easily readable. The most commonly used web browsers are Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

  12. Catch-All Email • Catch-All refers to a mailbox on the domain. It catches all the emails that are addressed to the domain. The catch-all mailbox catches those emails which do not exist in the mail server. When the catch-all address is configured, then emails won’t be lost due to spelling errors.

  13. Cloud Hosting • Cloud hosting refers to a type of web hosting service in which a cluster of servers store the data of websites virtually in the cloud. Cloud hosting makes it possible to scale resources up or down in real time, based on the requirements of a website / application. Cloud server enables access to data from anywhere and at any time. Cloud servers are ideal for meeting the requirements that have to do with extensive software development. • There are some other types of web hosting, which are, shared, dedicated, reseller, VPS, WordPress etc. One often hears terms such as “Linux Dedicated Server Hosting”, “WordPress Hosting”, “Windows Dedicated Hosting” etc. These refer to different types of web hosting services.

  14. Cloudlet • A cloudlet refers to a small-scale cloud data center that has enhanced mobility. It exists at the edge of the Internet. A cloudlet performs mainly the task of supporting mobile applications that are interactive as well as resource-intensive. It accomplishes this by ensuring low latency and by making powerful computing resources available to mobile devices. It is a state of the art technology in cloud computing infrastructure.

  15. Country Code TLD • A country code TLD refers to a country code top level domain. It is a two letter code that is meant to identify websites and content that are specific to a country. An example of it is, ‘.uk’ being used for United Kingdom.

  16. Control Panel • A control panel, which is a web based interface, is made available to a user by a web hosting company for the purpose of managing the user’s website and his web hosting account. It lets a user manage his services, with regard to hosting, through a single interface. With the aid of a control panel email addresses can be added, domains can be parked, applications can be installed, files can be uploaded, databases can be managed etc.

  17. CMS • CMS is the abbreviation for Content Management System. It is a computer software, which runs in the backend, for the purpose of managing the creation as well as the modification of content that is digital. A CMS aids in not only posting content on a website but also in adding new themes to the website. • Some of the most popular Content Management Systems are WordPress, Drupal, Joomla etc.

  18. cPanel and cPanel Hosting • cPanel • cPanel refers to a control panel that is user-friendly and provides a graphical interface along with automation tools that make website management simple. It is offered in Linux-based web hosting services. cPanel functions to manage easily website files, databases, domains, sub-domains, create email accounts etc. • cPanel Hosting • cPanel hosting is the web hosting that works with cPanel.

  19. Database and Data Center • Database • A database refers to a system in which various types of organized information (data) are stored. This information can be accessed, managed and updated easily. • Data Center • Any facility (a physical infrastructure) that houses web hosting servers is referred to as a data center. It houses computers, networking systems, servers and other components that have to do with an enterprise’s IT infrastructure. Web hosting data centers are usually present in several locations.

  20. Dedicated IP and Dedicated Hosting Dedicated IP A dedicated IP (Internet Protocol) is an IP which is allotted exclusively to a particular website. This unique IP is used by a single web hosting account. Dedicated Hosting An entire server is rented in dedicated hosting. Hence, a user of dedicated hosting is not only able to have full control over the server but also uses all the server resources exclusively.

  21. DDoS Attack • A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is carried out to disrupt the traffic of a server or a network that is targeted, in order to make computer or network resources unavailable. It overwhelms the target with an excess of Internet traffic. These attacks are executed through networks of machines that are connected via the Internet.

  22. Disk Space • Disk space, with regard to web hosting, refers to the amount of storage space that is available to a client as per his hosting plan. Sufficient disk space is an essential requirement for the purpose of storing properly a website’s html pages, files, images, databases, emails, etc. • Web hosting companies that provide web hosting services have various plans that offer different disk space to fulfil the requirements of their clients. Since web hosting is of many types, it is referred to with many terms as well. Some of these terms are “Linux Dedicated Server Hosting”, “WordPress Hosting”, “Windows Dedicated Hosting” etc.

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