FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Web sites are held on a ____
A
Proxy Server
B
Web Server
C
Mail Server
D
Print Server
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Definition: A web server is a computer that runs websites. It’s a computer program that distributes web pages as they are requisitioned. The basic objective of the web server is to store, process and deliver web pages to the users. This intercommunication is done using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

Detailed explanation-2: -A web server is a computer hosting one or more websites. “Hosting” means that all the web pages and their supporting files are available on that computer. The web server will send any web page from the website it is hosting to any user’s browser, per user request. Don’t confuse websites and web servers.

Detailed explanation-3: -When you visit websites on the internet, they are each hosted by a “server". A server is a computer located somewhere in the world that’s connected to the internet, and that computer’s job is to “serve” webpages to internet users that want to view them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Servers: where the code is stored Your website is in two parts: a set of code files (computer programmes), stored in a folder on a computer (called a “webserver”); and a database (a collection of information, such as product details), which usually runs on a separate server.

Detailed explanation-5: -A website (also written as a website) is a collection of web pages and related content that is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server. A group of related web pages forms a website. Notable examples are wikipedia.org, google.com, and amazon.com.

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