| A: In order for websites to be seen on the Internet, their files (images, data,
content, etc.) must reside on a computer that is permanently connected to the Internet. In addition, that computer must have certain software installed on it so that other users can view the files on that computer.
At minimum this software includes a web server, and often it includes server side programs and
databases too. Web Hosting companies provide these computers, usually called servers, the software and the permanent connection to the Internet. Once a web site is hosted, an Internet user simply types in the site's address and the web server will make the web site available to that user. These web servers are usually much more powerful and have much more disk space than your home computer. In addition, the web hosting company takes responsibility for making sure that the web server is running all the time and that there is a high bandwidth Internet connection to the web server as well. Related Web Hosting Questions: Next
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