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Know Your Web Hosting – Difference between VPS hosting & Shared Hosting
Oct 4th
As both the consumer and the industry have matured, the packages & features offered by web hosting companies have also evolved. Today, there is a wide variety of web hosting and even more sub-divisions that can be overwhelming even for a technical person. In this article of Know your web hosting, we will explain the difference between VPS hosting and shared hosting. This will help you in deciding your web hosting correctly the next time around.
The main difference between VPS Hosting and Shared Hosting is the way the web servers are configured. Both hosting types allow a single web server to be shared by many clients. What separates them is that in VPS hosting, the web server is partitioned in such a way that each partition serves as Virtual Dedicated Server allowing for maximum freedom and functionality to a web hosting client.
On the other hand, shared web hosting plans operate on a single web server with a single operating system and multiple websites sharing its resources. This means that Virtual Private Server share just hardware resources whereas in shared hosting all resources like hardware and software are shared. This increases the probability of server crash.
The Virtual Private Server (VPS) is designed to be cheaper than a dedicated web server, by allowing multiple clients to share the hardware resources of one computer, yet with a high level of privacy and insulation for each client. This separation is achieved by running a complete separate operating system for each customer. Each VPS client has a root level access and enjoys many advantages of a dedicated server, at a much economical prices. Each Virtual Private Server has its own IP address, users, groups, ports, firewall rules, files, and libraries. Except for hardware very little of software resources are shared, increasing the reliability of web hosting.
Differences between VPS hosting and Dedicated Hosting
Sep 9th
Many people are not clear about the differences between VPS hosting and dedicated hosting. Both are entirely different. One is s virtual service, which makes you feel like you are using dedicated server, while it is not so completely. Of all, resource allocation to the client is very prominent one. Web hosting needs considerable space whether VPS, or dedicated hosting is used. A virtual private server is a mix of dedicated server and shared account. Knowing differences between VPS hosting and dedicated hosting helps in deciding the right type of hosting needed for a company.
When one considers examples, it is easier to understand differences between VPS hosting and dedicated hosting. For example, dedicated hosting is like an owned house, or villa where all the resources like bathroom, utility, etc are for your use alone and there is no sharing required.
But VPS is not so. A VPS is like owning a flat, in the apartment building, which means, one needs to share parking space, common pathways and power allocations. VPS is dedicated hosting with shared resources. Because one can reboot both VPS and dedicated hosting any time, many do not understand differences between VPS hosting and dedicated hosting. Website owners need to know the difference between these two hosting plans, to manage their site better.
Many web hosting firms, bank on the ignorance of clients on differences between VPS hosting and dedicated hosting. They do not give complete details of web hosting resources offered and try to lure people into it. Hence it is important that one is ready with information on VPS hosting and dedicated hosting. A virtual private server is sometimes not sufficient for a website, because at times, you may need more space than allocated CPU RAM disk.
Do You Know The Difference Between Your Hardware And Software On Your Computer?
Jan 23rd
You better believe understanding the difference and how your hardware and software operates is the key to success because they work together to allow you to perform the wide variety of functions possible on your personal computer. It’s actually pretty simple — “hardware” refers to all of the physical pieces of equipment, like your mouse, your computer’s screen (or monitor), the hard drive, etc. “Software” is all of the parts of the computer that you can’t really see or touch. Software would include things like Microsoft Word, your email program, Windows or the Mac OS, plus all of your personal files like letters, photos, music, and more.
Hardware is the actual body of the computer system, comprising the system unit and all the elements that you can plug into it, such as your keyboard. Your computer’s hardware determines which type of operating system you can use. Lets say you have an Intel Processor operating system but your system cannot run the Apple Macintosh operating system. Software is the thinking part, or brain of your computer which put all the hardware to work. The most important piece of software on your computer is the operating system.
By translating your instructions into a language the hardware can understand, the operating system lets you communicate with various computer parts and control how the computer and its accessories work. An operating system is so important to the workings of a computer that, without one, you cannot open any files, use a printer or see anything on the screen.
However, in order to perform specific functions, such as editing a report, playing a computer game or keeping a check on your household spending, your computer also needs to use specialized software called programs. There are thousands of programs available, each designed to perform different kinds of tasks. Programs enable you to do anything from writing formal letters and compiling spreadsheets to editing digital imagery and even making your own films. Here are a few more programs that you can have on your personal computer:
What is the Difference Between Firmware and Hardware?
Sep 5th
Let us take a look at what ‘Hardware’ means when you talk about computers – almost all of the devices that you can find assembled into your computer come under the category of hardware. This includes the processor, the memory, the motherboard, the hard disks, the removable media drives (CD-ROM/DVD Reader/Writer, floppy drives, USB drives, the power supply, sound card, networking devices and Input/Output devices.
What makes all these hardware devices work together is the software that controls them. Software is the term given to programs that are usually run on computers. You may be familiar with and may have used many software packages – word processing software such as MS-Word and games are common examples. Software normally resides on the hard disk of the computer and is usually invoked by the operating system to perform specific tasks. It is usually coded in high-level languages like C or Java.
Firmware is a term used for a specific type of software. Many processors (other than the CPU of your computer) require software to implement a functionality and this usually is programmed into some kind of Read-only Memory (ROM) on the device itself. This bundled or embedded software that controls a hardware device is called Firmware. Firmware is code that is meant for a particular hardware device and is usually in machine code (patterns of zeros and ones).
A good example would be that of surfing the Internet – you would use hardware in the form of a network card or a modem to connect to the Internet. The Operating System on your computer communicates with the network card or modem using software called device drivers. The processor around which the modem or the network card is built around would have its own firmware that controls the communication with the Internet and the host (computer).
The Difference Between Dsl and Cable for High-speed Internet Service
Jul 7th
You timidly suggested to your nephew that you were considering a move to a faster form of Internet access. Perhaps you have heard the term “broadband connection.” He probably heaved a huge sigh of relief. “Finally!” he said. But when you asked for guidance on which service to choose, you soon were sorry you asked. In two or three short sentences, he left you behind, babbling in technical gobblydegook that you couldn’t possibly follow — when all you really wanted to know was, “What should I get?”
Breathe easy. We’ll explain what the options are for faster Internet connections (which is what’s meant by “broadband” or “high-speed Internet”), with just a teeny bit of “how it works” so you have some sense of what you’re choosing and why.
In doing so, we don’t expect that you want to become a computer wizard. All you want, we assume, is the ability to get the advantages of fast Internet access: a computer that is always connected to the Internet, that permits you to zip around Web pages faster than you imagined possible, and that opens up a whole new set of ways to waste time online. Oh, we mean, a whole new set of ways to be productive. Whatever.
Let’s start out with the key question, and then work our way back to the underlying issues.
Q: What should I get? DSL or Cable Service? Most technical people will give you all sorts of “this is how it works” answers, and they’ll talk about performance (that is, is DSL or cable service faster?) and setup (that is, how will you get your computer hooked into the modem?). There are differences between the technologies, and we’ll get to those in a moment.
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