Ensure that you get the traffic volume and the disk space you require.
How Much Disk Space is Required?
A web site that is small or medium would require disk space in the range of 10 to 100MB.
In case you consider the size of HTML pages, it can be seen that on an average the size is quite small. However, if you consider the size of the images that are used in these HTML pages, you will usually find that the size of the image is larger than the size of the page.
You can expect one HTML page on your web server to occupy about 5 and 50KB of the disk space. But this also depends on the use of images or other elements that consume a lot of space. In case you want to use graphic elements, images, movies or sound files, you may require a lot more disk space.
Ensure that you know what your requirements are before selecting a web host.
Estimated Monthly Traffic
The data transfer per month of a small or medium web site would in between 1 and 5GB.
If you calculate it as: average size page multiplied by the monthly expected page views. For instance, in case your average page size is 25KB and you expect a monthly page views of 50,000, you would require 0.025 MB * 50,000 = 1.25GB.
Often, the larger, commercial web sites use a monthly traffic of more than 100GB.
Before sign on with a host provider, ensure to check the following:
* Are there any limitations on monthly transfer: If so, what are they?
* Would the web site be blocked in case it goes beyond the volume?
* What are the rates at which you will be billed in case the web site goes beyond volume?
* Is it simple to upgrade?
Various Connection Speeds
In the earlier days, a T1 internet connection was supposed to be a fast connection. In the present times, there are much faster internet connection speeds.
1 byte is equal to 8 bits (which is the number of bits for transporting one character). It is possible for the low-speed modems to transport around 14,000 to 56,000 bits, a second (that is about 14 to 56 kilobits, a second). That comes to between 2000 to 7000 characters, a second (about written test of 1 to 5 pages).
How Much Disk Space is Required?
A web site that is small or medium would require disk space in the range of 10 to 100MB.
In case you consider the size of HTML pages, it can be seen that on an average the size is quite small. However, if you consider the size of the images that are used in these HTML pages, you will usually find that the size of the image is larger than the size of the page.
You can expect one HTML page on your web server to occupy about 5 and 50KB of the disk space. But this also depends on the use of images or other elements that consume a lot of space. In case you want to use graphic elements, images, movies or sound files, you may require a lot more disk space.
Ensure that you know what your requirements are before selecting a web host.
Estimated Monthly Traffic
The data transfer per month of a small or medium web site would in between 1 and 5GB.
If you calculate it as: average size page multiplied by the monthly expected page views. For instance, in case your average page size is 25KB and you expect a monthly page views of 50,000, you would require 0.025 MB * 50,000 = 1.25GB.
Often, the larger, commercial web sites use a monthly traffic of more than 100GB.
Before sign on with a host provider, ensure to check the following:
* Are there any limitations on monthly transfer: If so, what are they?
* Would the web site be blocked in case it goes beyond the volume?
* What are the rates at which you will be billed in case the web site goes beyond volume?
* Is it simple to upgrade?
Various Connection Speeds
In the earlier days, a T1 internet connection was supposed to be a fast connection. In the present times, there are much faster internet connection speeds.
1 byte is equal to 8 bits (which is the number of bits for transporting one character). It is possible for the low-speed modems to transport around 14,000 to 56,000 bits, a second (that is about 14 to 56 kilobits, a second). That comes to between 2000 to 7000 characters, a second (about written test of 1 to 5 pages).
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