A host large computer on a network that holds information (eg, Web sites) and reponds to requests for information from it (eg, links to another Web page). The term server is also used to refer to the software that makes the act of serving information possible. Kanga Hosting Ecommerce servers, for example, use software to run the main functions of an e-commerce Web site, such as product display, online ordering, and inventory management. You'll also hear this described as "shopping cart technology. Every web site is actually a set of numbers such as 17.254.3.183. DNS converts this number to a more easily remembered domain name like www.kangahosting.com.au

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