Web Hosting India , Web Hosting

                                       FAQS  for Teachers to teach their students Web Hosting.

Learn Web hosting & web hosting in India : The Internet is a collection of computers around the world, connected by a backbone. A web site is an opportunity to be seen on the World Wide Web ( the internet) . It's a space on a web server which connects to the internet.

After booking your domain name, Your web site is where you store your web -pages that make up the content of your site.

When a user enters an address in a Web browser - like http://www.indianchild.com- it is directed to a unique web site. You can host this site on a server at your company's location or an off-site location.

 Your site can be assessed by visitors 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from around the world.

 If you have a business site, you can use the internet to approach clients you might not be able to reach through other ways. The World Wide Web is your link to worldwide contact.

It is important to remember that if you intend to have your site running 24 hours a day / 7 days a week,  it is advisable to host it with a company which is both reliable and not expensive.Your web hosting company is responsible to keep your web site on an accessible server so everyone on the internet has 24 / 7 access.  It will offer you several packages to suit your budget.  Commercial web space is measured in megabyte 'blocks'. ( MB for short).

What is the difference between virtual, dedicated and co-located web hosting?

Virtual Hosting
Virtual hosting allows you to lease a particular limited amount of space on a web server where dozens or even hundreds of others may also be leasing web space.

Dedicated Hosting
Dedicated hosting is where you lease an entire web -server, as well as its connection to the Internet & rack space..

Co- located Hosting
when a server is purchased by you and is located in your own data center with  own rack space.

Web Hosting in India

As part of the global information revolution, VSNL's Gateway Internet Access Service has successfully put India on the Information Superhighway. VSNL is providing Universal Connect services on a Frame Relay Backbone in association with TMI of Hong Kong. For more details : http://www.vsnl.net.in/english/

India's largest web hosting company - Directi.com

Directi.com has pioneered in Web Hosting in India and is a web host for NASSCOM.  Directi.com have won several web hosting awards for their world class services & offers cheap web hosting packages. Directi.com has sponsored Indianchild, the largest visited Indian kids site.