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I'm a ASP.NET programmer. &nbsp;I have created lots of ASP.NET pages. &nbsp; But I lack knowledge and expertise on hosting WEB pages. &nbsp;My employer uses IIS and I understand that IIS hosts ASP.NET pages. &nbsp;I am also aware Apache. &nbsp; &nbsp;Questions:<br />
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How many different platforms exist for hosting WEB Pages?<br />
Does IIS only host Microsoft ASP pages?<br />
If I wanted to have a WEB site for my business, can I use something like GoDaddy?<br />
Does GoDaddy host page types other than ASP?<br />
What other companies like GoDaddy could I look at for hosting pages for a small business? &nbsp;<br />
Since I am familiar with Visual Studio and .NET, what add-ons are there for creating WEB pages that do the upfront work of building templates using CSS?<br />
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Bottom line - I want to create a set of pages for my small business and I'm looking for options on how to do this.<br />
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Thanks.
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I'm a ASP.NET programmer.  I have created lots of ASP.NET pages.   But I lack knowledge and expertise on hosting WEB pages.  My employer uses IIS and I understand that IIS hosts ASP.NET pages.  I am also aware Apache.    Questions:

How many different platforms exist for hosting WEB Pages?
Does IIS only host Microsoft ASP pages?
If I wanted to have a WEB site for my business, can I use something like GoDaddy?
Does GoDaddy host page types other than ASP?
What other companies like GoDaddy could I look at for hosting pages for a small business?  
Since I am familiar with Visual Studio and .NET, what add-ons are there for creating WEB pages that do the upfront work of building templates using CSS?

Bottom line - I want to create a set of pages for my small business and I'm looking for options on how to do this.

Thanks.

Hosting WEB Pages

Web development includes all aspects of presenting content on intranets and the Internet, including delivery development, protocols, languages and standards, server software, browser clients, databases and multimedia generation.

Web Development

Web applications are systems that run in browsers that perform functions normally associated with other client-based programs. One of the most commonly used web applications is email; instead of downloading individual emails to a local machine, the data is shown through a website. Other examples of web applications are collaborative systems like a wiki or an online game.

Web Applications

The Apache HTTP Server is a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards. Typically Apache is run on a Unix-like operating system, but it is available for a wide variety of operating systems, including Linux, Novell NetWare, Mac OS-X and Windows. Released under the Apache License, Apache is open-source software.

Apache Web Server

Web development can range from developing the simplest static single page of plain text to the most complex web-based internet applications, electronic businesses, and social network services using a wide variety of languages and standards, including the familiar HTML, JavaScript and jQuery, ASP and ASP.NET, PHP, ColdFusion, CSS, PHP, Flex and Flash, but also the implementation of a broad list of standards including XML, WSDL, SSDL, VoiceXML and many more.

Web Languages and Standards

A web server refers to the software that helps to deliver web content that can be accessed either through the Internet or through an intranet. The primary function of a web server is to store, process and deliver web pages to clients. The communication between client and server takes place using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The most common use of web servers is to host websites, but there are other uses such as gaming, data storage, running enterprise applications, handling email, FTP, etc.