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Category: Domains
How to Pick a Domain Name
A domain name is an alphanumeric string of characters that identifies individual websites and e-mail addresses on the Internet. It must be less than 63 characters in length, not including the characters in the TLD (Top Level Domain) suffix (.com, .net, etc.). A TLD suffix is a part of all domain names and indicates the type of organization for a given domain. Following is a list of common TLDs:
- com: commercial businesses
- net: organizations involved with Internet infrastructure (ISPs
The Nuts and Bolts of Domain Name Ownership
That’s not to say that the proper care and feeding of a domain is overly complex. But before we get into the those details let’s go over some core domain related terminology:
- IP Address: A unique numerical address for a server that hosts any Internet service.
- DNS: Which stands for “Domain Name System.” The primary purpose of DNS is to make it easy for people to access web pages and send e-mails. DNS translates a given domain name into the