Capterra Glossary
Web Server
A web server, also known as an internet server, is a computer software and hardware system that delivers website content and/or services to computer users over the internet. Web servers enable website functionality by using HTTP to deliver web pages to browsers and other data files to internet-based applications.
What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About Web Server
Small and midsize businesses should choose a reliable web server to host their website. If the web server that hosts a company's website fails, then so will the website, causing them to miss out on potential customers. A reliable web server ensures that your sales and marketing teams can capture the attention of every potential customer that visits your website.
Related Terms
- Synchronous
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Intranet
- Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Managed Service Provider (MSP)
- Haptics
- WAN (Wide-Area Network)
- Service-oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
- Scalability
- Data Center
- Authorization
- Multitenancy