We cover these topics below:

• What is domain registration?
• What is a web hosting / dedicated servers?  
• What is the difference between hosting spaces?  
• A closer look at dedicated servers.
• A closer look at web hosting. 
• About free web space with your dial-up account (ISP).

What is domain registration or domain registrar?

Domain registration is a process that basically makes you a partial owner of the world wide web AKA internet. It turns numbers into a nice term you can use to recognize your website. Without domain registration your domain would have to be seen as a I.P. number or sub-domain (sub.domain.com). When you use a domain name then that becomes your I.P. (Internet Presence). There is hundreds of domain registration services and 99.9% are compatible with DWHS. DWHS also has a sister domain registration service called www.ezdomainname.com which has one of the lowest prices for domain registration. If you choose EZ Domain Name then your registration will connect to your web hosting with DWHS automatically, otherwise you would need to change the name servers where you registered your domain at.

What is web hosting / dedicated servers?

A web host is a place where you store the files (information) of your web site so that it may be accessed by anyone with an internet connection. This is often a computer with storage space and a permanent connection to the internet. Your web site is no good on your computer unless it is permanently connected to the internet for all to see.

What is the difference between hosting spaces?

There are two main types of hosting spaces. Dedicated Servers and Shared Web Hosting. Free web space which is often a type of shared hosting. There is a significant difference in the features included with your web space. Connection speed is also a important issue for ecommerce and a websites ability to gain repeat visitors. A single server can only process so much information and transmit it per second, to the Internet so it is important your web hosting provider does not over sell their servers. Price is not always a guide to quality especially if you want to make money with your website. You also have a choice of operating systems e.g. Linux/Unix or Windows NT/Server

A closer look at dedicated servers.

A dedicated server is a single computer that is permanently connected to the internet, kept and maintained by the hosting company. You may be able to configure the storage capacity and may have the flexibility to configure the software on the computer to suit your needs. The server can be used as a single large web site or split up into various smaller web sites depending on your requirements. You can add as much software as you see fit to do server-side scripting i.e.. automatically generate web pages, databases, e-commerce etc. or resell portions of the server to others.

A closer look at web hosting.

A shared web host is part of a dedicated server. The websites share the resources on the computers with multiple users. The more web sites on the host causes the host computer to do more work if all web sites are highly active it will make the server go slow or have connection problems. Issues of reliability come into play when shared servers are not managed right, that is why we offer advanced web hosting. Our target is webmasters that seek fast loading web pages and superior performance. Shared web hosting is often a lot cheaper than a dedicated servers. Some high quality shared hosts often have a limit on web sites per server and contain just as many features as dedicated hosts. 

About free web space with your dial-up account (ISP).