An Operating System is the low-level software which controls a computer system. It controls the way the hardware operates, the communication with peripheral devices like a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between the installed applications, and the prioritization of apps if several run at the same time. Each program that is installed on a computer system operates by sending requests to the OS for various services by using an application program interface (API). The interaction with the OS can be achieved using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting world, the Operating System is what controls a server and any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also any other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. If there are virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS which runs on the server host OS.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers
The dedicated servers that we offer can be installed with three different Operating Systems because we want to offer you more versatile solutions that will allow you to install and run any kind of web software regardless of its system requirements. The choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these three OSs are among the most dependable and safe ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license fees. All three have a large number of developers that have created a huge number of software packages that you may install and use on your web hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use is determined by the Operating System that you select when you sign up. In case you need some other OS afterwards, it won't be a problem because we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by upgrading it on a weekly basis with all patches that are available for it.