What is a Web server?
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What is a 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.
Web server refers to server software, or hardware dedicated to running said software, that can serve contents to the World Wide Web. A web server processes incoming network requests over HTTP and several other related protocols.
A web server contains all of the files that are necessary to display a website and manage any interactivity through a web browser. Data servers contain files that people want to share through a network. In essence, all of these servers are storage for files that need to be accessed by more than one outside computer.
Web servers are computers that deliver Web pages. Every Web server has an IP address and possibly a domain name.
Web server refers to server software, or hardware dedicated to running said software, that can serve contents to the World Wide Web. A web server processes incoming network requests over HTTP and several other related protocols.
"Web server" can refer to hardware or software, or both of them working together.