What is web hosting and email hosting

 What is Web hosting?

It is a service provided by a web hosting company that allows one or more websites and their content to be accessed via the Internet. Below is a quick overview of two types of hosting you'll encounter when browsing the web.

Shared Hosting

Shared web hosting, or "hosting as a service," is a startup business model where companies lease space on someone else's server. The company normally has its own data center but needs to share the hardware with others. It's often used for startups and small to medium-sized businesses to cut down costs. That is also a good option for individuals who need more than one site from their own home or office but don't have the expense of registering servers and paying for colocation time.

Dedicated Hosting

Dedicated hosting is hosting where the server, or computers used to provide services, are solely for your use. A dedicated web server will have only one IP address available and will be controlled by you. With this arrangement in place, your website's data cannot be accessed by other clients on the same network.

Dedicated hosting is very expensive due to the limited availability and workload of the server. Dedicated servers are generally reserved for large organizations that require state-of-the-art machine resources

What is email hosting?

It is a method of sending mail by using the network infrastructure of an ISP rather than through a third-party email service. Email hosting differs from other methods of sending mail because it enables users to send email without having to use a dedicated service provider, which costs money. Examples include using your computer or using the Anti-Spam Service Provider (ASSP) provided by your ISP for free. Instead of an email being delivered directly through the internet, it is delivered via an intermediary server and redirected to its intended recipient's inbox.

Email hosting has become a popular service amongst Internet users because it allows them to send and receive unlimited email and provides access to the vast majority of email services available on the internet. As with other types of email hosting, there are several methods for choosing an email host. You can choose a dedicated server based on features such as user-friendly interfaces or very powerful machines with higher bandwidth and disk space.

There are some examples of email hosting where an independent group of people maintains each mailbox within the organization itself who have individual assignments to manage which data should be stored in the mailbox and which mail messages should be sent out to external recipients. This approach ensures better control over the data and privacy. Large corporations, research organizations, and educational institutions usually provide these email hosting services.

In contrast, there are email hosting services where a single person is assigned to manage each mailbox and what should be sent out to external recipients. In this case, it becomes easier for an organization to maintain control over its information. This type of service is usually provided by small and medium-sized businesses where there are not many people who use this service and hence does not require a dedicated person to manage the email service for each user individually.