Servers
Unix vs Windows-Based Hosting, Which Is Better?
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008An operating system functions largely out of sight, or at least is supposed to. It doesn’t matter to non-geeks how a file gets stored, or how memory is used, or how simultaneous processes share the limited resources available on a computer. These are among the basic functions of any operating system.
Yet, you can find very […]
DNS, How The Internet Keeps Track of Names
Sunday, January 27th, 2008The way computers communicate is, in a way, very similar to something very familiar: the postal system that delivers letters and packages. Here’s how…
The Internet is just what the name suggests, a large inter-connected set of networks. But those networks are pointless without the one part that forms what is called their ‘end-nodes’, otherwise known […]
Bandwidth and Server Load, What’s That?
Monday, December 31st, 2007Two key performance metrics will impact every web site owner sooner or later: bandwidth and server load.
Bandwidth is the amount of network capacity available, and the term actually covers two different aspects. ‘Bandwidth’ can mean the measure of network capacity for web traffic back and forth at a given time. Or, it sometimes is used […]
Is a Dedicated Server Worth What You Pay?
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007In reviewing web hosting plans, many web site owners are faced at some point with the decision of whether or not to pay for a dedicated server. A dedicated server is one which holds your site(s) exclusively. It’s not shared with other sites. You then have the option to put one site or many on […]
