Domain Names: What, Why, Who, and How
WHAT, exactly, is a domain name? The Domain Name System was originally developed to help us navigate through the internet. Every computer connected to the internet has it’s own IP address, a string of numbers that identify it to other computers. Domain names are a way of pointing to a specific IP address to make things easier to remember – so now you shop at Amazon.com, instead of at …!The domain name is made of two parts, the name and the extension. The name is whatever you choose, it can be your personal name, your business name, a term or a saying. When choosing a domain, be careful to select something that is easy to remember and is representative of you or your business. There are numerous resources to help in choosing a great name, search Google.com for the term "choosing a domain name".The extension is the part that comes after the name, the most familiar extension is ‘.com’. There are many extensions, some available only to educational institutions .edu or to…
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