According to Wikipedia, a website (also written as web site) is a collection of web pages and related content that is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server. lbinternetconsultancy.com, google.com and amazon.com are example of websites which are collectively accessible through the world wide web. However though there private websites and can only be accessed through a private network such as company’s internal website for their employees to have access sometimes with username and password protected.
Websites are typically dedicated to a particular topic or purpose, such as news, education, commerce, entertainment, or social networking. Hyperlinking between web pages guides the navigation of the site, which often starts with a home page and then about us and many other optional pages in order to achieve the full function of that particular website.
A website is also define as a collection of related material that contains text, images, and may also include video, audio or other media. A website can be as simple as a few static pages or as complex as several web applications running simultaneously and everything in between.
Other definition of a website is, a website is simply a collection of web pages of codes – codes that describes the layout, format and content on a page. The web server is a internet-connected computer that receives the request for a web page sent by your browser. The browser connects your computer to the server through an IP address.