On the Internet we often come across such words as “host”, “hosting”, “hostess”. And, of course, many wondered: “What is a host?”. This word came to us from the English language. Translated, it means "owner", or "containing the inn." On the Internet, websites consisting of web pages also have their own haven, their own hotel, called hosting. And the host is the main computer. Or this is the communication node of the Internet provider.
What is a hostess?
This word came to us from the Latin language. And it means "guest." The hotels have a full-time unit called hostesses. An employee with this name distributes visitors by number, and is also responsible for the maintenance of guest rooms. The hostess is a hotel or hotel guide. Today, they work mainly young women who know foreign languages, who meet visitors in restaurants and hotels and invite them to take places. This concept is not connected with the world wide web.
Internet host
In this article, we will try to understand what is a host on the World Wide Web called the Internet? What is it used for?
Creating a site, each of its owners is interested; as many people as possible have visited it. If the site is hosted on your personal computer, it will be unprofitable for you, as it is associated with high material costs. For the site to be available around the clock, the computer must be continuous. And a high-speed Internet connection will not be able to provide a home electronic resource of low or medium power. Therefore, medium-sized sites are hosted on a separate, very powerful computer, called the server of the virtual Internet provider.
There are many shared hosting sites on the network where you can conclude a payment agreement and get a place on your hard drive to host your site. What is a host? First of all, it is a guarantee of access to your site for everyone who wants to go there, at any time of the day, from different countries of the world and regions. To ensure this access, you register the domain address of the site, which is recorded as a link, clicking on which the user almost instantly gets to the web page of your project.
Hosting features
Having placed a site on a virtual host, the owner also gets the opportunity to carry out administrative functions, as well as access to change configurations and settings. If you want to create various services on the site, then you have the opportunity to create scripts, as well as electronic mail communication channels and mailboxes. We described the features of a virtual host. And what is a physical host?
If you own a large site, then to host it you need a separate server, the technical resources of which will be used only for the needs of your project. In this case, it is said that the site is located on a physical host, the telecommunications node of the provider. Here you have advanced features. For example, it is possible to install additional hardware or other software on the server. The hosting provider provides a guarantee of Internet connection and necessary maintenance. Placing a project on a physical host gives you unlimited possibilities in using technology and software resources.
From the foregoing, we can conclude that the host server is needed on the Internet for access of various electronic devices on the network (computers, laptops, modems) to the sites hosted on it, and the transmission of communicative information: files, emails, etc.
The host can be connected both to a universal Internet network and to a local network that provides a closed communicative connection between the computers of a large enterprise and its branches.