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What are Domain Names? |
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What is a domain name? |
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A domain name is a unique alpha-numeric address used to identify and locate a particular computer on the Internet. It is used for web pages and email addresses. For example, “namesbeyond.com” is a domain name; its unique web address is www.namesbeyond.com; and the email address can be info@namesbeyond.com, or support@namesbeyond.com, etc.
Domain names allow internet users to type in an easy-to-remember name, such as "namesbeyond.com", which gets translated by the Domain Name System (DNS) into numerical addresses (Internet Protocol numbers) such as 207.25.50.210. The DNS allows ordinary internet users to find websites and send email without having to memorize the numerical addresses.
A domain name is hierarchical and those at the same level of the hierarchy must be unique. For example, there can be only one namesbeyond.com.
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How do I get to a web page using a domain name? |
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To get to a web page using a domain name, you simply type in the domain name, for example www.namesbeyond.com into the URL bar located at the top of your browser, and the browser will bring you to the web page for that domain name.
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Who is ICANN? And what role do they play? |
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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the non-profit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions previously performed under U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities. As a technical coordinating body, ICANN's mandate is to oversee the management of only those specific technical managerial and policy development tasks that require central coordination: the assignment of the Internet's unique name and number identifiers.
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How do I get to a web page using a domain name? |
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Dot.com was assigned as a global TLD (gTLD), which allows everyone in the world to register, and was intended for commercial entities. On the other hand, .bz is a ccTLD (country coded TLD), which were originally assigned to the country of Belize, but were later opened up for the world to register. Registrants' preference on registering domain names under any of these commercial TLDs would depend on availability, representativeness, and price etc.
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