What is File hosting service?
A '''file hosting service''' is an [[Internet]] [[service]] that stores [[Computer file|files]] for its users. It allows users to [[upload]] files that could then be accessed over the internet from a different computer, [[tablet computer|tablet]], [[smart phone]] or other networked device, after a [[password]] is provided. The files can possibly also be accessed by other users, depending on the service or what the user prefers.<ref>{{cite book|author=Michael Miller|title=Special Edition Using the Internet and Web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B2lZ8WGdE6YC&pg=PA346|page=346|publisher=Que Publishing|year=2001|isbn=9780789726131}}</ref> A variation of this is '''one-click hosting''', which allows users to easily [[upload]] one or more files from their [[hard drive]]s (or from a remote location) on to the one-click host's [[server]]. Many web services provide free one-click hosting for image files. This gives the file an accessible [[URL]] that can be used to identify it on the internet.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Measurement Based Analysis of One-Click File Hosting Services|journal=Journal of Network and Systems Management|year=2012|volume=20|issue=2|pages=276–301|publisher=Springer|doi=10.1007/s10922-011-9202-4|s2cid=2784124|last1=Sanjuàs-Cuxart|first1=Josep|last2=Barlet-Ros|first2=Pere|last3=Solé-Pareta|first3=Josep}}</ref> == Related pages == * [[File sharing]] == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:File Hosting Service}} [[Category:File sharing]] {{tech-stub}}