What is a web server?

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AHAMEDSATHICK MOHAMEDALI · Accepted Answer

A web server is a computer system or software that delivers web content (like HTML pages, images, videos) to clients over the Internet or a network. Key Points: Purpose: Serves web pages to users when they request them via a web browser. Protocol: Uses HTTP or HTTPS to communicate with clients. Components: Hardware: The physical or virtual machine that stores content. Software: Programs like Apache, Nginx, or IIS that handle requests and serve content. Function: Accepts requests from clients (usually browsers). Processes the request and sends back the requested web page or resource. Optional Features: Can also handle server-side scripts, security, caching, load balancing, etc.

AHAMEDSATHICK MOHAMEDALI · Answer

A web server is software (and sometimes the hardware running it) that stores, processes, and delivers web content to users over the internet using the HTTP/HTTPS protocols. 🔹 How it works: 1. A user types a website address (URL) in their browser. 2. The browser sends a request to the web server. 3. The web server processes the request and returns the appropriate web page, image, video, or other content. 4. The browser displays it to the user. 🔹 Examples of Web Server Software: • Apache HTTP Server • Nginx • Microsoft IIS (Internet Information Services) • LiteSpeed

What is a web server?

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