What is a Server or Dedicated Server?

A server or dedicated server in the hosting industry refers tothe actual computer that is running your website. So if you are using shared web hosting you are sharing one server with a lot of other people. If you have your own dedicated server you have a computer that is located at the data center and you are the only one using it. A server is just like your computer at home except it is usually in a smaller case, has a much faster connection to the internet, and doesn't have some of the extras such as a powerful graphics card.