Web Server

Web servers are computers that deliver (or for a different term serves up) Web pages.

Every Web server has an IP address and possibly a domain name.

For example, if you enter the URL: http://www.pcguystelecom.com/index.html in your browser, this sends a request to the Web server whose domain name is pcguystelecom.com. The server then fetches the page named index.html and sends it to your browser and then the page loads on your web bower and you can view the content. This process is what allows your to view the page you actually see on screen.

In essence when you load a web page the web sever is dealing with the commands behind the scene that allow that page and it contents to be viewed online.

Really any computer could be turned into a Web server just by installing server software and connecting the machine to the Internet.

There are many types of Web server software applications. These include both public domain software and commercial packages.