What is an internet host??

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What is an internet host??

Answer 1

It rents internet space to you. You can check review of top ten web hosts at website like http://aplis.net/ .

Answer 2

As you may know a domain name is just a name, not a real website. If you are going to create your website: 1- Buy a domain name. To get a domain name, you have to pay an annual fee to a registrar for the right to use that name. 2- Buy a web hosting service to provide your online space and enable you to get your website online at your purchased domain name.

If you want to start your website I recommend purchase your domain and hosting together. In this way it is possible to get your domain for free. Some hosting services offer this gift today.

One of these services is reachable at: http://bluehost-service.atspace.com . As an experienced webmaster I’m sure it would work for you and fulfill all your requirements. Their service is really great and easy to use. This company also offers "Free Site Builder" that helps you build your web pages without difficulty if you are not skilled in using any website creating program. (WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get).

Answer 3

An internet host is a company thats gives you space on the net for your domain.

Its like  your paying rent every month for the space online

Answer 4

It's a company that provides 'web space' for owners of domain names for their pages to be displayed on the World Wide Web.

First you need to register a domain name for about $8 per year. You 'point' this name (e.g. yoursite.com) to the internet host's servers, and you transfer all your files (FTP) including web pages, images etc. to their server. Anyone can then type your page's url (address) in their browser to see that page on their computer.

With a hosted domain, you will usually also be able to create email addresses @ yoursite.com and access mail via webmail (like Yahoo) or through Outlook Express, Thunderbird etc.

Some hosting is free (but limited and not really recommended). Paid services are from less than $100 per year, or you can often pay monthly. Some hosting plans allow you to have multiple domains hosted on a single account.

Some hosting services include the cost of domain name registration and renewal in the annual subscription. This saves a few dollars but makes it difficult if you want to change to another hosting service, and this is something many webmasters want to do for various reasons. There are some terrible hosting services out there who do not live up to their promises.

Therefore it's wiser to register your domain name yourself before signing up to a hosting service. Changing your host is then as easy as pointing your name to a different server and uploading your files to it.

You can have your website hosted by a host server in a different country from your own if you want.

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