Host

A host acts as a replacement for an in-house Web server and is the basic building block behind Web hosting services. A host is built, delivered and managed by a hosting service provider that rents out host(s) some portion of its computing power by sharing those resources among several websites/users.

A host functions as a typical Web server but is generally shared and has a different delivery/access mode.

Key components of a host are:

• Hardware: This includes the computing server, storage and other critical components of a Web server
• Software: A basic operating system with specialized Web hosting and management software
• Networks: Interconnectivity, data routing and other types of networking