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<h3>what does hosting mean?</h3>
 
While web pages are designed and developed on a single computer, they must be transferred to a server, or host, so that they are available to the rest of the world over the Internet. A host is simply a computer that has a constant, high speed connection to the Internet. Hosting companies rent space on these machines. Depending on your needs, a hosting plan can cost anywhere between $5 and $200 per month. 
 
There are different hosting offers depending on the type, the size and the popularity of the site. 
 
The different types of Web hosting services are : 
 
Free hosting 
 
Free web hosting is a service which provides users with the ability to store web sites and media on the Internet for no cost. While there is no monetary cost for the user, some hosts requires the user to place advertisements or links on the web site which is being hosted for free. 
 
Shared hosting 
 
The best choice is shared server hosting for normal websites and smaller ecommerce websites. Your site is located on one of the 1Webcorp.com's Web Servers. It is the equivalent of leasing office space. A certain portion of the building is yours, with your name on the door, and you can rely on the building manager (1Webcorp.Com) for security, maintenance, and facilities management. This is called "shared" hosting because your home page has its own domain name (www.yoursite.xxx). 
 
Dedicated hosting 
 
Also known as dedicated server. This type of hosting allows a webmaster to rent an entire server. This server is not shared with anybody. This is more flexible than shared hosting (see below), as webmasters have full control over the server, including choice of operating system, hardware, etc. Administration, however, is still handled by the hosting company. Disk Space - Refers to an amount of space on a web server's hard drive. ... 
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