The basic concept of Web hosting on a dedicated computer system consists of hosting one Web site on one computer system. The dedicated environment offers complete flexibility and security to both the WPP and the customer.

Web hosting on a dedicated computer system is the simplest and most straightforward method of operating a Web site. Because the computer system contains only one Web site, the configuration of software is standardized, as outlined in the software-installation documentation. Furthermore, system resources are dedicated to only one Web site and, therefore, are not constrained by any other process not associated with the operations of that site.

The essential components of Web hosting on a dedicated computer system are as follows (see Figure 2):

• computer system hardware
• operating system (including transfer control protocol [TCP]/Internet protocol [IP] stack)
• Internet connection (IP number and domain name)
• Web server software (HTTP)

Figure 2. Dedicated Hosting Basic Elements

Additional software applications can be added to the computer system to enhance the Web site and to simplify the process of uploading content. One of these applications is a file transfer protocol (FTP) server for remote access to the computer system for transferring HTML content files.