What do you mean when you say gigabyte, megabyte, GB, and MB?
Web Hosting Tutorial Series
Video #5: What are bits, bytes, megabytes and gigabytes?
This video tutorial will teach you about the units of measurements used in the world of computing.
The smallest unit of measurement on a computer is a binary digit; also know as the “bit”. There are almost always eight bits in one “byte”. A byte is the fundamental data unit for computers and is the unit most computers use to represent a character such as a letter, number, or symbol. It is also the basic unit of measurement for computer storage.
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What is a control panel?
May 4th, 2011 | 
Posted in Intro to Web Hosting Video Series, Web Hosting Features, Web Hosting Videos
Web Hosting Tutorial Series
Video #4: What is a control panel?
This video tutorial will teach you about the control panel, an essential part of any web hosting account.
In terms of web hosting, the control panel is a web-based interface provided by your hosting company that allows you to manage a variety of hosted services in one spot. A control panel allows you to configure email accounts, upload files to your website, access server logs, manage databases, analyze web traffic, add new functionality, and more. It is an essential part of any web hosting account. Without it – even just a basic control panel – you wouldn’t be able to get very much done.
What’s the difference between shared, dedicated, and other types of hosting?
Web Hosting Tutorial Series
Video #3: What’s the difference between shared, dedicated, and other types of hosting?
This video tutorial will teach you about the different types of hosting so that you can determine what type of service might be right your web site.
In our first video, we briefly touched on the different types of web hosting that are available on the market today. If you are just getting started, more than likely you’ll want a shared hosting provider for your website.
