What is Virtual Private Server

A Virtual Private Server is a virtual machine sold as a service by an Internet hosting service.VPS are almost same as simple Computer but they has limited processor time, ram and disk space. They have their own Operating System. The main purpose of VPS is Hosting.  Virtual Private Server is much expensive as compare to Computer. You can manage your VPS with VPS Control Panel

Operating System

VPS have two Operating system.

1) Windows

2) Linux

Windows:

                 Virtual Private Server have their own Windows and they much similar with another. you can use Remote Desktop Connection to access your windows VPS. Some version of Windows are as under:

1) Windows Server 2003

2) Windows Server 2008

3) Windows Server 2012

Linux:

           Linux is a Command Line Interfere. Linux is much complicated to operate. You can use "Putty" to operate Linux VPS. The version of Linux is as under:

1.     Centos

2.     Debian

3.     Fedora

4.     Ubuntu

  Uses of VPS  

Virtual Private Server are use to host many things. some of them are as under:

1) Web Hosting

2) Gaming Hosting

Web Hosting

Many companies offer Virtual Private Server hosting as an extension for web hosting services. sometimes you have a single website that’s very popular and requires a good amount of resources, but not yet at the level that requires a dedicated server. In this situation, a VPS is a great intermediate step between shared hosting and dedicated server.

Gaming Hosting

Some games are design to play on Wild Area Network which require to host a server and play.VPS is a great way to get started with your own game server.