Definition of Web Hosting

Web Hosting is one form of rental services on the Internet that allows individuals and organizations displaying their products or services on the web / internet sites. The place can also be interpreted as a form of data storage megabytes (mb) to terabytes (tb) who has a connection to the internet so that the data can be requested or accessed by users from all places simultaneously. This can lead to a website can be accessed simultaneously in one time by multiple users.
Basically a web hosting server using a regular computer, but using several components and basic programs and recommended a server should be able to go online 24 hours a day and without having to be turned off in the longer period of time than a normal computer
There are several types of hosting services are shared hosting, VPS or Virtual Dedicated Server, Dedicated Server, server colocation.
1. Shared Hosting is using the same shared hosting server with other users of the server used by more than one domain name. This means that in a single server there are some accounts that distinguished between one and another account with a username and password.
2. VPS, Virtual Private Server, or also known as Virtual Dedicated Server is a virtualization of the operating system software environment used by the server. Because this environment is a virtual environment, it is possible to install the operating system that can run on other operating systems.
3. Dedicated Server is a server that is devoted to the use of a larger application and can not be operated in a shared hosting or virtual dedicated server. In this case, the provision covered by the company hosting the server which usually works together with the vendor.
4. Server Colocation is a service rental place to put servers used for hosting. Servers supplied by a customer who usually work with vendors.