Computer Science GCSE
Hosting and service provision
What Hosting and service provision means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Hosting and service provision
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Reference: OCR
Storing a website or service on a server that is reachable over the Internet, which may be owned locally or rented from a provider.
Topics that use Hosting and service provision
- Networks and topologies (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Bandwidth
- Cloud computing
- Domain name resolution
- Examples of LANs and WANs in everyday life
- LAN
- Mesh topology
- Networks and interconnection
- Ownership and management of network infrastructure
Using Hosting and service provision in the exam
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