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Elements of Web Hosting
By Daniel Punch
Elements of Web Hosting by Daniel Punch
When you first start out trying to get a site on the Internet everything seems so confusing. Obtuse
acronyms flow freely through the 'Beginner Friendly' information sites and definitions can be hard to
come across. The main reason for this is that the Internet and the process of getting a website online is
really very simple, and once people get past the first stumbling steps they rarely remember the
difficulty they once had, which leads to them being unable to understand the next wave of dot com
newbies.
So let's begin with defining some of the basic terms that are commonly thrown around when looking for
a web host. You'll quickly realize that computer geeks like using big words for simple concepts. What
do you expect from a group of people that decided to call half a Byte a Nibble?
Web Host: These are the people that supply your website with somewhere to sit and be accessed
from. They're often a wealth of information, so when you're trying to find your feet it will often be
worthwhile to contact their tech support and get your questions answered. Because of this, it's
important to contact them BEFORE you sign up for any packages to ensure that you'll receive a timely
response. Just fire an email their way and see what happens.
Disk Space: This is the same as the space on your own PC's hard drive. Web Hosts will allocate a
certain amount of space to your website, usually in Megabytes (MB) or gigabytes (GB). This
determines how much you can s