Internet hosting service

An Internet hosting service is a service that runs servers on the Internet, allowing organizations and individuals to serve content to the Internet.

Description

There are various levels of service and various kinds of services offered.

A common kind of hosting is web hosting.

Most hosting providers offer a combination of services; e-mail hosting, for example.

DNS hosting service is usually bundled with domain name registration.

Generic kinds of Internet hosting provide a server where the clients can run anything they want (including web servers and other servers) and have Internet connections with good upstream bandwidth.

See also

• DNS hosting service - a service that runs Domain Name System servers.
• Email hosting service - an Internet hosting service that operates email servers.
• Server (computing) - an application capable of accepting requests from the client and giving responses accordingly.
• Web hosting service - a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web.

External links

• Internet hosting service @ Wikipedia