my question is,
how many websites can be on the internet. e.g. 5000
and how many websites can be on the web. Surely it cannot be infinite
many websites on the internet. Surely there must be a lemite somewhere? or not,
I wonder that all the time
Answer
A good question.
There can be many websites on the web. There are two factors that are important here;
1) the place where the website is located. This is the hard disk of a computer or a number of computers. There can be several websites on one computer. Moreover, the internet is a network of computers, so computers can always be added, and so can websites. This is also the case: websites are added every day. (there are also those that disappear!). There is actually no limit on the number of computers.
2) the address of the website. The website must be unique. This means that the website must have a unique address so that everyone can find exactly the right website. There may be problems here because the number of addresses is limited. Nevertheless, a solution has been found for this. The websites are known with their URL (= that which you type in your browser to get to the website), but actually there is a series of numbers behind it that forms the address. On the internet there are special computers (so-called “domain name servers” ) that translate every URL into the correct address.
In short: there is actually no limit on the number of websites.
Answered by
prof. John Devos
Informatics Industrial Management
http://www.ugent.be
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