Wonder how things work behind the screen? Click thru these slides to get some quick ideas.

A web host is where we store and manage our websites (html files, graphics, etc). It’s like a house, built of super computer that we normally call ‘server’; a domain name, on the other hand, is the unique address of that ‘house’.

Generally speaking, there are four different types of web hosting, namely Shared, VPS, Dedicated, and Cloud Hosting. As each type of hosting serves a different purpose, we will look a little closer and understand them.

Shared Hosting: One server, multiple hosting accounts. All users share resources (hard disk space, RAM, network bandwidth, etc etc) from the same server.

One server divided into multiple units. Each unit acts as a virtual dedicated server; each virtual dedicated server is occupied by one user only.

Cloud Hosting: Multiple users supported by a multiple networked servers. With proper software configuration and load balancing, server resources are distributed to the websites base on real-time demand.

Dedicated Hosting: The entire server is used by one user only; best for websites that need greatest server performance and maximum control.