What is a Domain?
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A domain is your name on the
internet. For example, when
someone yells "Brad Pitt" in
real life (given that is your
name, which I know it is), you
turn around and yell something
back. On the internet, instead
of yelling, people have agreed
to type names, like
HostBidding.com. That
is the internet name for this
website. So anywhere in the
world, you type HostBidding.com
in an internet browser, this
website will yell back at you.
Just like a birth certificate,
you need to register your domain
so only you will have this name.
This is done by Domain Name
Registrars. Here is a few big
names on the market right now:
http://www.GoDaddy.com
http://www.Register.com
http://www.NetworkSolutions.com
What is the difference between
them? nothing really. So try to
find absolutely the cheapest
price to register your domain
because they are all the the
same, and the ones that charge
more are buying their CEO a new
Ferrari. I personally don't want
to help someone else buy a
Ferrari.
Keep in mind that many web
hosting companies offer Domain
Registration as part of their
web hosting packages. If your
hosting company charges too much
or doesn't offer this service,
you can do it yourself.
Here is the the formal
definition of a Domain:
Domain names
are the word sequences users
enter in their URL bar to visit
your site. They are attached to
a DNS, short for Domain Naming
System, which is used to
translate numeric addresses
(known as IP, or Internet
Protocol, addresses) into words.
Each site you visit on the net
has a numeric IP address behind
its name.
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