Web HostingIntroduction

How does the Internet work? How do you create a website of your own?

What is web hosting? What is an Internet Service Provider (ISP)? What is DNS?

What is the World Wide Web?

  • The Web is a global network of computers.
  • All computers in the network can communicate with each other.
  • All computers use a communication standard called HTTP.

How does the WWW work?

  • Web information is stored in documents called web pages.
  • Web pages are files stored in computers called web servers.
  • Computers that read web pages are called web clients.
  • Web clients view pages through programs called web browsers.
  • mainflowof浏览deviceYes Google Chrome、Microsoft Edge and Firefox。

How does a browser read a web page?

  • Browsers can read pages from web servers by making a request.
  • A request is a standard HTTP request containing the page address.
  • Web address example:https://www.example.com/

How does a browser display a web page?

  • All web pages contain instructions for display.
  • Browsers display pages by reading these instructions.
  • The most common display instructions are HTML tags.
  • HTML tag format:<p>This is a paragraph.</p>.

If you want to learn more about HTML, pleaseVisit our HTML tutorial.

What is a web server?

  • The collection of all your web pages is called a website.
  • In order for others to see your pages, you must publish your website.
  • You must copy your website to a web server to publish it.
  • If your PC is connected to the network, you can also use it as a web server.
  • In most cases, web hosting provided by an ISP is used.

What is an ISP (Internet Service Provider)?

ISP is the abbreviation for Internet Service Provider, which refers to a company or organization that provides Internet connection services.

China's three major ISPs: China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom.

  • ISP refers to Internet Service Provider.
  • ISP can provide Internet services.
  • The most common Internet service is web hosting.
  • Web hosting services can store your website on a public server.
  • Web hosting services usually include domain name registration services.

DNS

The Domain Name System (DNS) is an Internet service. As a distributed database that maps domain names and IP addresses to each other, it makes it easier for people to access the Internet.

Summary

If you want others to see your website, you must copy it to a public server. Even though you can use your own PC as a web server, the most common practice is to host the website through an ISP.

Also included in web hosting solutions are domain name registration and standard email services.

You can read more about domain name registration, email, and other services in the following chapters.

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