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    WEB HOSTING SERVICE PROVIDERS

                     Web hosting service providers are the organizations that provide servers, connectivity, and associated
                     services to host websites. They offer different types of plans ranging from free with limited services
                     to expensive web hosting services specialized for large business. Once you select the desired plan,

                     your web hosting service provider will give you the domain name system (DNS) which makes sure
                     that the browser connects to the right server on which your website’s files are stored.

                            TYPES OF WEB HOSTING

                     There are mainly four types of web hosting: Shared Web Hosting, VPS Web Hosting, Dedicated Web
                     Hosting and Self Service Web Hosting. Let us learn about these in detail.

                          Shared Web Hosting
                     Shared hosting means to hosts your website on a shared server. A shared server is server on which some

                     other websites are also hosted. The main advantage of this type of hosting is to share cost. This type of
                     web hosting service providers provides services like hosting space, technical support and e-mail better
                     than the free web hosting service providers. Some examples of shared web hosting service providers are:
                     •      https://www.bluehost.com                   •      https://in.godaddy.com

                          VPS Web Hosting

                     Virtual Private Server (VPS) web hosting service providers give you one physical server which act like
                     multiple or separate servers. These are expensive than the shared web hosting service providers.
                     Some of the examples of the VPS web hosting service providers are:

                     •      https://www.hostwinds.com                  •      https://www.bluehost.com

                          Dedicated Web Hosting

                     Dedicated web hosting service providers give you a separate server for your website, which means
                     you are renting one physical server from a hosting organization. You can have full control of your
                     server. Generally, large organizations choose this type of web hosting service. Some of the examples
                     of the dedicated web hosting service providers:

                     •      https://www.hostgator.com                  •      https://www.siteground.com

                          Self-service Web Hosting

                     Self-service  web hosting means  to  create your own
                     server  on your  computer and  host your  website on  it.                 Tech Fact
                     For this, you need to purchase web server software and        Publishing  a  website  requires
                     install on your computer. Ensure that there are sufficient    some amount of money according
                     cooling and power in your machine room. You also need         to the plan you have selected.
                     to take care of storage capacity and bandwidth of your
                     internet connection.

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