The monthly web site traffic feature is usually referred to as information transfer or bandwidth as well, but all of the aforementioned names apply to the very same thing - the amount of content can be transferred to and from a hosting account. The site traffic can be generated in two ways, the more noticeable one being web site visits. When somebody visits your web site, their browser requests and downloads the webpages from the website hosting server then shows them on their end. The more site visitors you have, the more outbound traffic is produced from your hosting account. Due to the fact that this feature contains the overall traffic, not just the website visits, you should not forget that inward traffic is measured as well. This means that website content along with other files that you upload to your account using a file manager or an FTP program are measured towards the account allowance. The transfer is typically tracked per month and the counter resets on the first day of each and every month irrespective of your actual registration date.