What is a hosting account
A Hosting account means finding a home for your Web site on Web servers, which are stored in a secure, climate controlled environment and are connected to the Internet so that other people on the Internet can view your web site.
Website and domain hosting is a necessity for
any Web site — it is the physical location of your Web site on
the Internet, an online storage center that houses the
information, images, video, and other content
that comprises your Web site.
Web hosting service providers maintain the
server where the data associated with your Web site resides, and
also manage the technology that makes your Web site connect to
the Internet.
Web site hosting is typically measured in the amount of disk
space you're allotted on the server and the amount of data
transfer or "bandwidth" you need for accessing the server. For
example, if you have a lot of customer interaction at your Web
site, such as files to download, you will access the server
frequently and you'll need more Website hosting transfer space
than someone who simply puts readable text on their Web site.
The more "items" or "content" you are hosting on your site
(i.e., photos, maps, PDF files, etc.), the more disk space
you'll need for Web site and domain hosting.
Many Web and domain hosting service providers include FrontPageŽ
extensions, which allow you to create your Web site in
FrontPageŽ, and File Transfer Protocol (FTP), which allows you
to easily upload files from your computer to the Web hosting
service.