To have a Web site on the Internet
you first need to have a Web server. Unfortunately,
owning a Web server can be very costly and requires
technical expertise that most businesses don't
have. This is where Web Hosts come in. Web hosting
companies provide the equipment and other technical
resources that you need without the headaches
that come when you have to do it yourself.
Think of a Web Host as the landlord of building.
A landlord rents out storefronts to various businesses.
Each business decorates and runs their store differently,
and doesn't worry about the maintenance of the
building. In a similar way a Web Host rents out
space on a Web server, to various businesses.
Each business builds their own Web site and never
has to worry about the maintenance of their Web
server.
The Web Host provides the place on the Internet
where your Web site lives. It's a lot cheaper
than buying you own server, and you don't have
to hire the technical staff to take care of it.
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