| selected terms: 2 | | page 1 of 1 | | 1. | Virtual Hosting | Virtual hosting describes a remote web server which is "host" to numerous domain names, where each domain name owner has all of the features of having a dedicated (on site) server. Virtual hosting provides for most of the same features of a dedicated server but is located in a high speed dedicated data center costing millions of dollars. The cost to maintain a virtual server for each site owner is a fraction of the cost of a dedicated server, with most of the benefits. | | 2. | vps | Virtual Private Server. A virtual part of a server that runs it's own operating system so you have root access and can do anything you can do with a dedicated server, except that the physical resources are shared between multiple virtual private servers. | | |