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What Is a URL and How Can I Get One for My Website?
Uniform Resource Locator, often abbreviated to URL or simply web address, is the text you type into your web browser whenever you wish to visit a website. In addition to accessing web pages, URLs...
What Is KVM?
What you need to know: KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a complete virtualization solution that is bundled with the Linux kernel and is available in most modern Linux distributions. Thanks to...
What Are the Differences Between the Hypervisor and Containers?
While hypervisors and Containers are similar in a lot of respects, there are some pronounced differences between the two technologies. The most significant difference between hypervisors and...
What Is a Container and How Is It Used in Web Hosting?
A container is a special sandboxed environment that encapsulates an application along with all of its dependencies. Once an app is packaged into a container, it interacts only with the system kernel...
What Is a Hypervisor and How Does It Control My Virtual Private Server?
A hypervisor is a special piece of software that can be installed on most modern-day computers. The hypervisor's function is to act as the foundation on top of which you can install full-fledged...
What Is a Client?
A Client in computer networking refers to a computer or an application that requests and retrieves information from a Server. At its core, a server provides a service to other computers or devices....
What Is a Server and How Does It Power My Website?
A server is a network-connected computer that is able to accept, process, and respond to requests which are sent by other devices on the network. Servers can exist in local area networks (LANs) as...
What Is phpPgAdmin and What Is It Used For?
phpPgAdmin's relation to PostgreSQL is the same as the one formed between phpMyAdmin and MySQL. More specifically, phpPgAdmin is a web-based software utility that allows you to manage your...
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