Internet and website:what and how?

How does the Internet work?

How can I have my own Web Site?

What is a Web Host?

What is an Internet Service Provider?

What is the World Wide Web?

The Web is a network of computers all over the world . All the computers in the Web can communicate with each other . All the computers use a communication protocol called HTTP .

How does the WWW work?

Web information is stored in documents called web pages . Web pages are files stored on computers called web servers . Computers reading the web pages are called web clients . Web clients view the pages with a program called a web browser . Popular browsers are Internet Explorer and Firefox.

How does a Browser Fetch a Web Page?

A browser fetches a page from a web server by a request . A request is a standard HTTP request containing a page address . An address may look like this: http://www.vimbhi.blogspot.com. 

How does a Browser Display a Web Page?

All web pages contain instructions for display. The browser displays the page by reading these instructions . The most common display instructions are called HTML tags . HTML tags look like this
<p>
This is a paragraph.
</p>

What is a Web Server?

The collection of all your web pages is called your web site . To let others view your web pages, you must publish your web site . To publish your work, you must copy your site to a web server . Your own PC can act as a web server if it is connected to a network . Most common is to use an Internet Service Provider (ISP) .  

What is an Internet Service Provider?

ISP stands for Internet Service Provider . An ISP provides Internet Services . A common Internet service is web hosting . Web hosting means storing your web site on a public server . Web hosting normally includes email services . Web hosting often includes domain name registration .

Summary

If you want other people to view your web site, you must copy your site to a public server. Even if you can use your own PC as a web server, it is more common to let an Internet Service Provider (ISP) host your site. Included in a Web hosting solution you can expect to find domain name registration and standard email services.