Web Server

A web server can be referred to as either the hardware, software or the computer application that helps to deliver content that can be accessed through the internet.

A web server is what makes it possible to be able to access content like web pages, or the other data from anywhere as long as it is connected to the internet. The hardware part is what houses the content, while the software part is what makes the content accessible through internet.

The most common use of web servers is to host websites, but there are other uses like data storage or for running enterprise application. There are also different ways to request content from a web server. The most common request is the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), but there are also other requests like the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) or the File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

Normally, a web server is an HTTP server and its function is to send information to the client software (usually a web browser) using the Hypertext transfer Protocol.