What is Web Server?

A web server is a system that renders content or services to the end users through internet. It can also be termed as an internet server that consists of a physical server, software, operating system in order to facilitate HTTP communication. It processes the client request via HTTP, the basic network protocol used to disseminate information on the World Wide Web. In the most simple terms, web server runs a website by returning HTML files oven HTTP connection. Every computer system on the internet that comprised of a website must have a web server program. Two most widely-installed web servers are Apache and Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS).