Web
hosts Describes
How does the Internet work?
How do I create my own website?
What is a site host?
What is an Internet Service Provider (ISP)?
What is the World Wide Web?
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The Web is a global computer network.
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All computers in the network can communicate with each other.
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All computers use a communication standard called HTTP.
How does WWW work?
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Web information is stored in a document called a Web page.
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A Web page is a file stored on a computer called a Web server.
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A computer that reads a Web page can be called a web client.
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The web client views the page through a program called a web browser.
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Mainstream browsers are
Internet Explorer and Firefox.
How does the browser read web pages?
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The browser can read the page from the web server with a request.
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A request is a standard HTTP request that contains the page address.
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Web address instance:
/www.w3cschool.cn/
How does the browser display the web page?
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All web pages contain instructions for display.
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The browser displays the page by reading these instructions.
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The most common display instructions are HTML tags.
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HTML Tag Format: This is
a paragraph.
</p>.
If you want to learn more about HTML,
visit our HTML tutorial
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What is a Web server?
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A collection of all your pages is called a Web site.
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To let others see your page, you must publish the site.
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You must copy the site to a web server to complete the publication of the site.
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If your PC is connected to the network, you can also use it as a web server.
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In most cases, the web host provided by the ISP is used.
What is an ISP (Internet Service Provider)?
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An ISP is an Internet service provider.
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IsPs can provide Internet services.
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The most common Internet service is a Web site host.
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Web hosting services store your site on a public server.
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Website hosting services typically include domain name registration services.
Summarize
If you want others to see your site, you must copy it to a public server. E
ven if you can use your PC as a web server, the most common practice is to store your Web site through your ISP.
Also included in the web host solution are domain name registration and standard e-mail services.
You can read more about domain name registration, email, and other services in the next section.