webhosting......everything u need to know abt webhosting

Now for all you people who are new at computers you may wonder what a web hosting band width is? How is it measured may be another question in your mind! Well take heart. For we are here to tell you what web hosting band width is all about.
When one starts searching for the most suitable web hosting service the issue that bothers him is the bandwidth of the service. It is indeed a deciding factor to your websites performance as well as success. In plain words, Web hosting bandwidth is the quantity of data transfer that the web site faces. Bandwidth in measured in units called Bits. If you visualize bandwidth as a highway, the term traffic can be visualized as cars on that road.
Bandwidth can mean the data trafficking capacity of the network. Alternatively it can also signify the data limit your web hosting service has allotted you for a time period. Different web hosting services have different policies for their consumers. The reason the hosting company monitors the bandwidth consumption of a site is to restrict it from exceeding the limit. If a web site overuses the bandwidth it will cause a server downfall. A slow loading web site in the web browser is a surefire sign of inadequate bandwidth.
If you are thinking how much of bandwidth is adequate for you, the answer is that it depends on your site’s content and the purpose. For example, a text heavy site will be smaller in size compared to a site rich in audio visual and interactive contents. A hosting bandwidth that is enough for the former can prove to be a bottleneck for the latter. So the larger the download or upload files are, the bigger amount of bandwidth is required. Also remember, even if a visitor does not upload and download any file, the mere loading of the page in his browser window consumes some bandwidth. As a matter of fact most web hosting services measure bandwidth in units of GB. You can make an average estimate by calculating factors like the average number of users per month, average page views, and average page size etc.