As you are launching a new website on the Internet, you cannot avoid some of the essential steps including web hosting and domain name registration. This might seem complex for beginners, but don’t worry – the following paragraphs will make it as easy as anything else.
Domain Name Versus Web Hosting
Domain name should not be confused with web hosting. In simple words, web hosting is like your home and domain name is the address of the house. So web hosting is a place, which is associated with storage space and the domain name is simply the address of the storage place.
Domain Name System (DNS)
With the invention of DNS system in 1983, it became possible to translate the complex IP address into alphabetical domain names. This translation is very important, as it is very difficult to remember complex IP numbers of every website on the Internet.
Top Level Domains (TLD)
It is simply the extension of the domain name. For example, in Technobirdlive.com, Technobirdlive is the actual domain name and .com is the Top Level Domain. There are several other Top Level Domains such as .edu, .org. .gov. .info and more.
Subdomains
Subdomain is the prefix of the domain name. For example, in mail.yahoo.com, mail is the sub domain and yahoo is the domain name.
Registering Domain Names:
Domain name registration is managed by ICANN, Internet Corporation for Assigned Named and Numbers. However, third-party companies, known as domain registrars, do the registration process. There are several domain registrars available online – you can register as per your domain name availability. A domain name registration costs between $7.5 and $45 and above for a year.
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