Theoretical Questions
Q: What is hosting?
A: Hosting is the service of providing disk space and maintaining clients' files online. The following terms denote different types of hosting: shared hosting, dedicated hosting.
Q: What is IP?
A: IP-address (Internet Protocol address) is an identifier for a computer on a TCP/IP network. The format of an IP-address is a 32-bit (for IPv4)
or 128-bit (for IPv6) numeric number written as four numbers separated by periods, for example 123.111.77.55
Q: What is a domain name?
A:
Domain name is a symbolic identifier of a computer or another resource in the network. Each domain name corresponds to a numeric IP-address of the computer, for example, john_smith.7-a.125college.com.
Q: What is a domain?
A: Domain is a group of computers and devices on a network that are administered as a unit with common rules and procedures. Within the Internet, domains are defined by the IP address. All devices sharing a common part of the IP address are said to be in the same domain. A domain is identified by a domain name.
Q: What is DNS?
A:
DNS (Domain Name System) is an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses.
Q: What is domain registration?
A:
Registration of the domain name is the process of transfering rights for a domain name from a registry (the organization which is entitled to sell domain names in this the zone) to a registrant (organization or a person who becomes responsible for the domain) for a year multiple period. When the period of registration is over, it can be renewed, or if not renewed, the tranfer of the domain is cancelled.
Q: What is shared hosting?
A: Shared hosting is the service of providing one physical server to several clients. Usually, clients may partially administer their resources.
Q: What is dedicared hosting?
A:
Dedicated hosting is the service of providing a physical server configured to meet client's requirements and completely managed by the client. Compared to shared hosting dedicated provides more freedom and flexibility in software settings and greater resources.
Q: What is colocation?
A: Colocation is the service of storing and maintaining clients' physical servers in a datacenter where fast bandwidth is available.
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