Answer:
Windows is operating system from Microsoft is very friendly
and familiar user can easily interface. Every day more and
more people familiar with windows operating system and choose
windows as their hosting platform. Windows hosting gain market
as it is easily integrate with other Microsoft products. Windows
web hosting support for ASP and advanced ASP.NET to create
dynamic web pages that can be easily linked with database.
You can easily utilize windows database like MySQL and MSAccess
with windows hosting and also it’s easy to develop windows
based programming language like PERL, CGI, and COM.
If you run dynamic site you must need database and for
that you must rely on MSAccess or MySQL database. If you
want to use MSAccess database your one and only one choice
is windows hosting and if for MySQL you can host your site
on windows platform as well as Linux platform.
When you are looking for windows hosting companies you
should take care that your hosting company must be well
established because many web hosting companies’ breakdown
their service. You also have good knowledge about their
technical staff, their connection to internet, uptime, etc.
Your hosting company technical staff must be well trained
to help you in any condition. Also you must know which hardware
does your provider have? Do they offer service level agreement
that guarantee uptime? How many web sites they hosted on
same sever? Do they support Microsoft FrontPage Extension,
scripting languages, Macromedia Flash, CGI, SSL, streaming
media, POP/SMTP email address, email virus scanner, etc
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