A web host is a service provider that places your web site on a computer which is connected to the internet. This then gives people who surf the internet a way to access your website. The computer that the web hosting company uses is typically just like the computer you have at home, the only difference being that it is set up to serve up web sites and is therefore called a server.
Web hosts usually host thousands of websites, using many servers, and typically have very fast connections to the Internet. Basically, they function by renting out space to users who want users to be able to access their websites through the World Wide Web.
While some large web hosting companies have their own servers, other companies will rent servers from larger companies and sell space on these under their own name. In such cases the web space will actually belong to another much bigger company although the web host you are dealing with will be the one managing your account on the server.
There are a large variety of web hosting plans which are all designed upon the needs of your website and your budget requirements. Bandwidth is always a factor and will be limited in a MB or GB size. Plainly spoken, this is the amount of data that can be moved from the web server where your site is hosted, to the browser of the surfer currently looking through your website.
In case you happen to cross limits, you will either need to pay additional charges or your website will no longer remain accessible. The total number of web surfers visiting your website determines your bandwidth usage.
Unlimited bandwidth for free from certain web hosting companies certainly sounds like an amazing deal which is too good to be true. Indeed, it is too good to be true. These claims amount to bait and switch marketing schemes that one would be well advised to steer clear of. After all, bandwidth costs the web hosting company money. Unlimited bandwidth for free, if true, would therefore cost the web hosting company an infinite amount of money.
A web hosting company will place your website on their server which then gives people surfing the Internet, a chance to view your website. The web host rents out their web space to users so that you can get your own website up on the Internet. There are a large variety of hosting plans which are all designed upon the needs of your website and your budget requirements. Bandwidth is always a factor and will be limited in a MB or GB size. The amount of traffic you get to your website will determine the amount of bandwidth you use.
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