Ba 325 - Hw Week 9

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Homework Week 9 1. Why do most business choose not to do their own web hosting? Because doing their web hosting can be expensive. They have to manage, design the site – which is a lot of works. Renting a web hosting space is more reliable and fast connections to the Internet and also have backup power and high security 2. What is "server co-location" and what are some associated advantages and disadvantages? What size businesses use this service?" Server colocation means a server store data of different parties and these parties share the server bandwidth. Advantage: - save cost of bandwidth - Better outage protection and security– colocation provider will manage and maintain the server. - Each party owns the server software and machinery. Each party can upgrade the server and install software or tools whenever they want. Disadvantages: - Colocation providers can be hard to find. Most providers locates in large cities with major network hubs, if a small business doesn’t locate there, it won’t find many colocation options. - Colocation can be more expensive than basic Web hosting - If you move out of the area where your colocation provider is, you have to either move your servers to a new provider or leave them there and pay for a maintenance contract. 3. What role does the HTTP protocol perform in the use of the World Wide Web? How does HTML fit into this scenario? HTTP protocol is a set of rules that determine the format and transmission of data. HTML can be seen as a protocol because HTML defines a format for how data is displayed even though it is transmitted via HTTP. 4. How does the FTP protocol relate to the Internet and the client-server model of computer interaction? FTP is a protocol that transfers files from one host to another host over a TCP- based network. It is built on a client-server architecture and uses separate control and

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