Chapter 7

Web Hosting
Road Map For Website Creation
Using HTML, CSS, Javascript
Create Webpage
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1) Shared hosting
Buy Hosting Space 2) Dedicated Hosting
3) Virtual Private Server

Domain Name Registration Eg: www.panangadvhss.com

FTP Client Software Transfer Website Files to Web server

Site Administration
 What is Web Hosting?
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Web hosting is the service of providing storage
space in a web server to serve files for a
website to be made available on the Internet.
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The companies that provide web hosting
services are called web hosts.
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To upload Photos, To upload Videos, To upload Website,
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Explain different types of web hosting?
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1)Shared hosting : It is the cheapest option for web hosting. Here

many different websites are stored in one single web server and
they share the resources like RAM , CPU, Bandwidth etc. It is easy
to use but if any web site using the server use more traffic then it
slow down all other websites.
2)Dedicated hosting : It is expensive but the entire web server is
assigned to the website. The client has the full freedom to choose
the hardware and software for the server and full control over the
web server.
3)Virtual Private Server(VPS) : It is a physical server that is virtually
partitioned in to several servers using virtualization technology with
softwares like FreeVPS, Virtualbox etc. VPS provide dedicated
amount of RAM , Bandwidth etc . Each VPS works as fully
independent servers. Its cost is less than dedicated server.
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Web Server

www.panangadvhss.com www.abc.com www.xyz.com www.123.com

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 Dedicated Hosting

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Web Server

www.google.com

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 Virtual Private Server(VPS)

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Web Server

www.panangadvhss.com www.abc.com www.xyz.com www.123.com

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web hosting
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a) Amount of storage space needed.
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b) The number of visitors expected to visit the
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c) The use of resources like database,
programming support etc..

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Q1) A supermarket wishes to take its business
online. It plans to accept orders for its products
through a website and receive payments online?
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a). Which type of hosting is suitable for this website?
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ANS: Virtual Private server(VPS) is suitable for this.
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b). Explain the reason for your choice?
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ANS: Cost is less compared to dedicated server.
Online payment requires secure transfer. By using
VPS , we can set up our own security measures
compared to shared hosting.
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Q1) What is Domain name? What is domain
name registration?
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ANS: Domain names are used to identify a
web site on the internet (www.google.com).
Most web hosting companies offer domain
registration facility.The domain name chosen
must be unique.
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Q2) How to get information about any
website?
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ANS: The website www.whois.net which checks
domain name with ICANN( Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers) database.
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Q3) What is WHOIS ?
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ANS: WHOIS information contains the name ,
address, telephone number and e-mail address
of the registrant.
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Q4) What is A record ?
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It is used to store the IP address of a web
server connected to a domain name. The 'A
record' can be modified by logging into the
control panel of the domain.

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 What is FTP Client Software ?
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File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is used to transfer
files from one computer to another in a network.
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In web hosting, an FTP client software is used
to transfer files of our website from our
computer to the web server. Eg. FileZilla,
CuteFTP, SmartFTP etc..
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What is SFTP ?
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ANS: For secure transfer SSH FTP (SFTP) is
used. It encrypts and send information like user
name password etc ..

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 What is Free Hosting or blogs?
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Free hosting provides web hosting services free
of charge. The service provider displays
advertisements to meet the charges. They may
have some restrictions like amount of storage,
types of files etc.
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Free hosting services usually provide either
their own sub domain(our sitename.host.com)
or directory
service(www.host.com/oursitename).
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Eg: www.panangadvhss.wordpress.com

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 What is Content Management System
(CMS) ?
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It is a web based software system which is
capable of creating, administering and
publishing web sites.
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It provide easy way to design and manage
attractive web pages.
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It is economical and easy way to develop a web
sites.
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Some popular CMS software are WordPress,
Drupal, Joomla etc.

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 What is Responsive web design ?
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Responsive web design is the custom of
building a website suitable to work on every
device and every screen size.
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1. Identify the odd one :
(a) Word Press (b) File Zilla (c) Joomla (d) Drupal
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Ans : (b) File Zilla
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2. What type of hosting package is suitable for a multinational online
shopping site? Mention any two advantages of the package.
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Ans : Dedicated hosting It is expensive but the entire web server is
assigned to the website. The client has the full freedom to choose the
hardware and software for the server and full control over the web
server.
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3. What is the need of registering a domain name for a website ?Explain
the procedure of domain name registration.
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4. What is SFTP ?
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5. ......... provide an easy way to design and manage attractive websites.
(a) Free hosting (b) CMS (c) WHOIS (d) FTP
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Ans: b
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6. Compare shared hosting and VPS
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7. Amitha wanted to get the name ‘www.smartproduct.com’
for her newly designed website. How is it possible?
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8. Ajith created a website using the software ‘Joomla’.
What is the peculiarity of this software and write any four
advantages of using this software.
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9. A designed website has to be uploaded into ................
To make it available to the internet users all over the world.
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Ans: Web Host
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10. Differentiate shared and dedicated web hosting.
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11. What is CMS ? Give two examples
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12. What are the merits and demerits of free
web hosting ?
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13. Define web hosting ?
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14. What is responsive web design ?