An Operating System is the software that interacts with the hardware of a PC and works as the intermediary between apps and the hardware, including peripherals such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it transmits requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the interaction is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). A lot like a personal computer, web hosting servers also use an Operating System which serves as a host for any software installed on them, including script apps or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etc. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so you will be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host Operating System.
Multiple OS in Dedicated Web Hosting
The dedicated servers we offer can be installed with three different Operating Systems as we want to offer you more flexible plans that will allow you to install and run any web software irrespective of its system requirements. The choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are among the most dependable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license charges. All three have numerous developers that have created a large number of software packages that you may install and use on your web server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one you can use will depend on the Operating System that you select when you register. If you need a new OS later on, it will not be a problem since we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by updating it every week with any patches which are available for it.