KwickClips Networks and the Internet · 38 sec · free
What is a web server?
Short answer. A computer that stores a website's files and sends pages when browsers ask.
What is a web host?
A company that rents you space on its web server.
Server and hosting
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Web server | Stores pages |
| Web hosting | Renting space |
Remember
| Host rents server space |
Every website lives somewhere. Where exactly? On a web server. It stores pages and sends them to browsers. Web hosting means renting space on that server. Remember. A web host rents you server space.
This clip is from the full lesson: Websites, Web Pages, Web Servers and Hosting — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 10 Computer Applications (165), CBSE Class 10 Computer Applications (165), CBSE Class 12 Computer Science (083), CBSE Class 12 Informatics Practices (065)
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