What is a Domain Name?
What is a Domain? The simplest definition of a computer domain is an Internet location or address. It is simply the permanent location of information on the Internet. Most of today's domains have recognizable names such as www.schoolofdomains.com or www.mydomainchallenge.com. In reality, the letters making up a domain name are substitutes for long strings of numbers that would be difficult or impossible to remember. Mydomaincallange.com numerically would look something like this 123.345.567. That is called IP address.
IP addresses are neither intuitive nor easy to remember. Use of a domain name that replaces a string of meaningless numbers makes it much more memorable and recognizable. When you set up a website, you should choose a domain name that clearly lets visitors know what your site, or domain, is about. The most common domains end in .com, .net, .org or .edu. These last three letters are equivalent to showing the "neighborhood" of the domain. For instance, domains ending in .edu are all related to education and most are schools of some type. Domains ending in .org are often organizations such as non-profits, while .com and .net are used by just about anyone who sets up a domain .However .com is still considered most popular and sought after top level domain.
Whether or not you've heard the terms "Top-Level Domains" or "TLDs", you've interacted with them every time you type a web address into your web browser. A TLD is the group of letters that follows the final dot in a domain name. For instance, the TLD for Domain.com is "com". Read more about top level domains. Anyone can register a domain name, but to do this you will need to provide the registration company that is called registrars with some personal details such as name, address, company name and contact information. In most cases, you will register the name for at least one year, and then have to pay a renewal fee to keep beyond that.
Your domain name can contain any letters or numbers you want as well as hyphens ( - ) , and can be up to 67 characters long. Your best bet is to find a short but memorable domain name. You will also need to follow current trademark laws to protect both you and other domain owners. Domains should be between 1 to 63 characters long and must not exceed 255 characters. Top-level domains Every domain name ends in a top-level domain (TLD) name, which is always either one of a small list of generic names (three or more characters). The most popular are .com, .net, .org, .info, or a two-character territory code based on ISO-3166. For instance, the territory code for Estonia is .ee, Australia .au, France .fr. Top-level domains are sometimes also called first-level domains.
The process of assigning a TLD name is not all that simple. The assigning process is done by the Internet Corporation of Assigned Name and Numbers. This organization is known as ICANN and a name that domain owners see quite often. This is because ICANN operates the DNS root zone and also operates the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Yes, ICANN is a very busy organization. They are constantly evaluating whether or not they need to add additional TLDs. But in addition to territory codes, they also issue what is called Generic top-level domains, or gTLDs. These are top-level domain names that anyone in the world can register. But ICANN does make sure that the correct territory codes and gTLDs are being extended to the organizations registering them. And ICANN also reserves special TLDs in order to avoid confusion amongst common domains and purposes on the Internet. These TLDs include .invalid, .example, .test, and .local host.
These are only used under very special circumstances and ICANN determines if the circumstance is special enough. If it isn't, then the individual or company seeking to use one of these top-level domains must use one of the more common domain names. If you want to have a new domain name extension at the end of your web address, you will have to contact ICANN to make the request. However, when it comes to special domains, such as the special TLDs, it is very slim that the request will be approved. That is why you don't see those domain name extensions that often. Some of them you've probably never seen at all. This shows how rare approval is on these TLDs. Why is ICANN so picky about top-level domains? Well, they are because they are responsible for keeping the Internet organized. Without some sort of process put in place, the Internet would become a very unorganized place.
Despite how chaotic it may already seem, it is rather organized compared to what it could be. You are able to find the many things that you do and new organizations and individuals are able to obtain valuable domain name because the system is very particular. And until these special TLDs and any others that ICANN develops become necessary, you can expect such domain extensions as .com, .net, .org, and .info to be the most common ones that you find. They get the job done. However, you have to determine which is more appropriate for your purpose. If you're an organization, you can choose .org. If the .com is taken, you can use the .net. If your site is purely informational, you can choose .info. You get to make that choice.
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