WHAT IS DOMAIN AND TYPES OF DOMAIN

DOMAIN:-

A domain name is a sequence of letters and or numbers separated by one or more periods (“.”) that act as a pointer to a unique numerical address (IP) on a computer network such as the Internet. That address may host publicly available content, or may be a private intranet.

A domain name always ends with an extension of 2 or 3 characters. These characters can signify the country the website address is associated with or the type of organization; but not always – more on that below.

Domain names operate under the DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM (DNS), which is essentially the address book of the Internet. 

TYPES OF DOMAIN:-

The most common international domain names are: .co.uk, .com .net .org .info and .biz.com. These are the safest choices and can be used by almost all websites. The most important domain types for small businesses in the UK are .co.uk and .com. and if you can secure both of these simultaneously you should snap them up. In the UK .co is short for ‘company’ and although .com is used for company in the United States you do not have to be based in the US to use it. Many UK companies now use a .com domain, especially if they do international business.

Securing the .net and .org name are also useful ways to protect your business identity. Even though .net was originally meant for network organizations and .org was meant for non-profit organizations they can be used for all kinds of web sites.

.co.uk – the standard UK domain name suffix

.com – the most popular domain suffix. Although originally intended for UK

commercial organisations, now used universally.

.org – organisational domain suffix, global.

.net – originally intended for network related companies (short for ‘network’), but now used generally.

.org.uk – originally intended for non commercial organisations such as charities but now available for general use.

.plc.uk – used for UK public limited companies.

. info – a new domain suffix, intended for sites that provide information. It is one of the most successful newer domains with 4million .info names registered by March 2007.

.me.uk – individual domain name suffix.

ltd.uk – used for UK limited companies.

.biz – a shortened version of ‘businesses used for general information and business sites.

.tv – short for ‘television’ – often used by broadcasters.

.eu – European Union suffix.

.mobi – For sites delivering services to mobile devices.