An Operating System is the software which communicates with the hardware of a computer and functions as the intermediary between the installed applications and the hardware, which includes peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it transfers requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Identical to a personal computer, web servers also use an Operating System that functions as a host for any software installed on them, which includes script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and so on. A virtual machine can be created on a physical one, so it is possible to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast with the physical server host Operating System.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting
The dedicated servers that we offer come with three different Operating Systems because we want to offer you more flexible solutions that will let you install and run any kind of web software irrespective of its system requirements. The choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are among the most reliable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license fees. All three have a large number of developers who have created countless software packages that you can install and use on your web server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one you can use depends on the Operating System that you choose when you register. In case you need a different OS later, it won't be a problem as we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by updating it on a weekly basis with all patches which are released for it.