Internet / Domain And Hosting Basics   back   So what is "the Internet"?  The Internet is a mega collection of millions of computers, all linked together on a computer network. The network allows all of the computers to communicate with one another. A home computer may be linked to the Internet using a phone-line modem, DSL                                        or cable modem that talks to an Internet service provider (ISP). Machines talking to machines.           To keep all of these machines straight, each machine on the Internet is assigned a unique address called an           IP address. IP stands for Internet protocol.  Your ISP assigns a unique IP address each time your home or           office computer accesses the internet.           Your domain ie., www.yourbusiness.com is hosted (physically resides) at a unique IP address on the internet.           It's important to purchase and register an available domain name for your business as soon as possible.  It is also           wise to purchase similar variations of the name.           All domain names are unique and must be registered through an ICANN (Internet Corporation For Assigned Names           And Numbers) accredited registrar.  An IP address looks like this: 74.54.42.226.  This is the IP address for           www.desertwebs.com.              Your domain name, www.yourbusiness.com, not only identifies your business on the internet but it allows people to           access your website without the need to remember the actual IP address to enter into their web browser.
Basically, when a person enters www.yourbusiness.com           into their web browser a computer on the internet called           a server supplies the numeric IP address for your website.           The browser then makes a connection to the computer (web           server) at that IP address and requests the web page and           formats and displays it on your visitors computer screen.
Once your website is developed, tested and ready for the internet, it must reside on an internet web server. This is called website hosting.  Simply put, you rent space and in general pay a monthly service fee to host your website and make it available on the internet.   Read more about DesertWebs Client Hosting here.

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