What is a web server?

Answer 1

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The primary function of the Web Server is to send and receive text-based messages containing requests and replies.

Answer 2

A web server is a service, running software that accepts requests from clients

on the internet, and sends back requested data to the client.

A web server hosts content for use in World Wide Web pages that are two-way interactive and typically provide some kind of information exchange. Common examples are blogs, active social media sites like Facebook or YouTube, image sharing networks like Flickr or Pinterest, and blogging services like WordPress. Most websites are hosted on web servers these days; it has been estimated that there are close to 300 million domain names hosted globally across about 500 000 different domains.

Answer 3

A Client and a Server are two parts of a connection. In a web environment, these are two distinct machines, A Client is any machine that requests information, the Server is who the client makes the request too.

So a Web Server is basically a PC that is designed to accept requests from remote computers and send on the information requested.

A Web client is actually your browser. It is the browser on you PC/Mac that makes the requests to the remote server. A PC/Mac that uses a web (Client) browser is referred to as a Client Machine.

The Open University has a very very good course that can help you to gain an understanding of the Internet and how web pages are created. The certificate is called 'Web Applications Development' and the first part of the course code is TT280, Google this and you can see more

Answer 4

A computer that manages Web site services, such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand. ^^mukxYou are all Duffers ,idiot ,rascal,You have not know about it therefore you should keep cowsssss...........

Answer 5

software which serves in server side is Web-server. In technical sense, A Web server is a program that, using the client/server model and the World Wide Web's Hypertext Transfer Protocol ( HTTP ), serves the files that form Web pages to Web users (whose computers contain HTTP clients that forward their requests).

Answer 6

1. A web server is essentially a computer prorgam which is responsible for handiling HTTP requests. A browser request to view a page the server then accepts the request and displays the page.
2. From a general point of view we consider web servers as the storage area for files which are available on the web. So in order for any page to be viewable on the web it must be loaded on to the web server. A web server is usually a dedicated piece of hardware and software used to allow a website to be displayed on the net.

AnswerWeb server for example gmail . Yahoo are the server , having pop http features . Answer--Web servers are computers on the internet that host websites, serving pages to viewers upon request. This service is referred to as Web Hosting.

Every web server has a unique address so that other computers connected to the internet know where to find it on the vast network. The IP (Internet Protocol) address looks something like this: xx.xx.xxx.116. This address maps to a more human friendly address.

Web hosts rent out space on their web servers to people or businesses to set up their own websites. The web server allocates a unique website address to each website it hosts.

When you connect to the internet, your personal computer also receives a unique IP address assigned by your ISP (internet service provider). This address identifies your computer's location on the network. When you click on a link to visit a website, your browser sends out a request to that IP address. This request includes return information and functions like a postal letter sent across town, but in this case the information is transferred across a network. The communiqué passes through several computers on the way, each routing it closer to its ultimate destination.

When your request reaches its destination, the web server that hosts said website sends the page in HTML code to your IP address. This return communique travels back through the network. Your computer receives the code and your browser interprets the HTML code then displays the page for you in graphic form.

The more powerful the server, the faster it can serve up website pages. Slower, smaller servers may result in frustrating lag time for viewers. High traffic can also slow servers that are not powerful enough to handle high volumes of data exchange. This lag time should be a concern if you are shopping for a web host. Most web hosts have a page dedicated to sharing technical information about their web server, including speed, capacity, network configuration and other details.

In theory, web servers stay connected to the Internet 24/7, 365 days a year. In truth they experience occasional downtime due to maintenance and technical problems. Web servers with consistent records of an uptime of 99.5% or better are considered reliable.

A computer that manages Web site services, such as supplying a Web page to multiple users on demand. ^^mukx

Answer 7

Web server

A Web server is a program that uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) to serve the files that form Web pages to users, in response to their requests, which are forwarded by their computers' HTTP clients. Dedicated computers and appliances may be referred to as Web servers as well.

The process is an example of the client/server model. All computers that host Web sites must have Web server programs. Leading Web servers include Apache (the most widely-installed Web server), Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS) and nginx (pronounced engine X) from NGNIX. Other Web servers include Novell's NetWare server, Google Web Server (GWS) and IBM's family of Domino servers.

Web servers often come as part of a larger package of Internet- and intranet-related programs for serving email, downloading requests for File Transfer Protocol (FTP) files, and building and publishing Web pages. Considerations in choosing a Web server include how well it works with the operating system and other servers, its ability to handle server-side programming, security characteristics, and  the particular publishing, search engine and site building tools that come with it.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

the purpose of webserver for hosting websites and send the information to WorldWideWeb.

Answer 10

It is used to respond to network requests for data from clients; this data is typically interpreted by a "web browser" and displayed on the client's screen.