Wednesday, February 09, 2011

domain name Previous Terms-of-the-Day Term of the Day XML/RSS feed Term of the Day Google Gadget    Term of the Day on Twitter Domain names are used to identify one or more IP addresses. For example, the domain name microsoft.com represents about a dozen IP addresses. Domain names are used in URLs to identify particular Web pages. For example, in the URL http://www.pcwebopedia.com/index.html, the domain name is pcwebopedia.com. Every domain name has a suffix that indicates which top level domain (TLD) it belongs to. There are only a limited number of such domains. For example: gov - Government agencies edu - Educational institutions org - Organizations (nonprofit) mil - Military com - commercial business net - Network organizations ca - Canada th - Thailand Because the Internet is based on IP addresses, not domain names, every Web server requires a Domain Name System (DNS) server to translate domain names into IP addresses.  See "Registering a Domain Name" and "Understanding Internet Governance" in the Did You Know...? section of Webopedia. See also "Countries and Their Domain Extensions" in Webopedia's Quick Reference Section.  Cloud Computing 101: Get Free eBook! Cloud computing can cut costs, speed implementations, and scale quickly. Download this Internet.com eBook now. Click Here.  Interested in placing your AD HERE? Click Here Webopedia is on Facebook, Let's connect! Webopedia is on Facebook, are you? Let's connect! Join more than 1,600 Webopedia fans on Facebook and interact with the site's editors, post messages on the "Webopedia Wall," plus add comments on term definitions, articles, discuss technology and even suggest topics for inclusion in Webopedia.   Connected Encyclopedia's description of domain names InterNIC's home page Network Solutions Split DNS Overview Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policies IETF Domain Name System Security Working Group Charter

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