Domain name – An Introduction!

A domain name is a name that identifies one or more IP address. These are mainly used in URLs to identify particular web page. Domain names are a key component to a web presence.

Basically, domain names convert the numerical format that computers use to identify a website into a text based name that is easy for human users to understand and recall.

The domain registration market is now very competitive with many thousands of services operating around the world.

Domain names now have many forms known as Top Level Domain Types or TLD's. The best known TLD remains .com but regional names are a rapidly growing area such as .co.uk's

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The various chief type of domain name:

.gov - Government agencies
.edu - Educational institutions
.org - Organizations (nonprofit)
.mil - Military
.com - commercial business
.net - Network organizations
.ca - Canada
.th – Thailand
.in- Indian
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.COM: - Short for .commercial. Domain names with the .com extension are by far the most popular, and can be purchased by any individual or business.

.NET: - Short for .network, this domain extension was originally designed to be used by technical Web sites. However, domains using this extension can be registered by anyone.

.ORG: - Short for .organization. Originally designated for non-profit firms and any other organizations that did not fit under the .com or .net extension, any individual or business may now register a .org domain name.

Domain name can also be assigned using country extensions. Each country has its own domain extension, for example for India it is “in”, for Canada it is “ca”, for Japan it is “.jp” etc..
In addition to this, there is other domain name that has been designed for specific use only and they are not country specific and are accompanied by certain restrictions. Despite, the above-mentioned categories of domain names, .com, .net and .org are typically the most visible and talked-about extensions, they are not the only ones available for use. From a functional perspective, country-level domains work just as well as any TLDs, and alternative extensions work just as well. Therefore, don’t necessarily settle for a mediocre TLD when you can get a better one using a different extension.

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