Lets start out on how you connect to the internet everyday. In order To get connected to the internet you need a computer, an internet connection (Dial-up, DSL, T1, etc), and an ISP (Verison, Earthlink, AOL, etc).
When you request a web page (a web site) you type in the address in your computers browser.

Once you click "OK" or press enter a request is made to machines (Domain Name Servers or DNS) that have an index for the location of the web server that has the web site (the web host).

Once the location is found that location is transmitted back to your computers browser.

Your browser then sends a request to the web server and the web server sends the page back to your browser.

The process continues as you surf the internet. So what is a web host or what is ECONetHosting? We have the DNS, Email, Database, Backup Servers, and Web Servers to put together a fantastic web site for you and have the 24/7/365 equipment to house it on.