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What is a Domain Name?
Computers with Internet access
communicate with one another via the Internet Protocol
(IP) and always have an IP address (IP number), e.g.
193.60.233.1, assigned by the ISP (Internet Service
Provider).
EWSPL is not responsible for assigning or registering
IP addresses. Such can be obtained from large ISP's,
though. The Domain Name System (DNS) was developed
because remembering these IP addresses (numbers) is
difficult.
The DNS enables users to enter words or names instead
of numbers. In other words, a domain name is something
like an Internet address. 
Anatomy of a
Domain Name
A domain name is broken up into
parts (levels) as specified by the administrator of
that Top Level Domain (TLD) ICANN
is the administrator of the .com, .org, .net, .edu,
.gov, and .mil TLDs. Their
anotomy is: [unique_name].[TLD]
However there are 100s of other TLDs with their own
anotomy requirements.
United States .US Anatomy: [name].[thrid_level].[second_level].[top_level]
Example: netcorps.walnutcreek.ca.us
Australia .AU
Anatomy: [name].[second_level].[top_level]
Example: netcorps.com.au
What
is a Name Server?
A name server is a computer with
the special task of resolving domain names to IP
addresses. Without a name server, nobody would be
able to find your site. This is the reason most
domain names will have 2 independent name servers
called Primary and Secondary name
servers. The secondary server takes over if the
primary goes down and also helps out in extreme
load
conditions.
Which Domain Names Are There?
Domain names have a hierarchical structure. The
uppermost domains are Top Level Domains (TLD's),
e.g. com, net, org, in addition to numerous specific
country TLD's called CCTLD's (Country Code Top Level
Domains). Examples: ch (Switzerland), li (Liechtenstein),
de (Germany), fr (France), it (Italy), uk (England),
etc.
Who Assigns Domain Names?
ICANN is the body which is responsible to assign
different domain names.We are business partners
of one of the ICANN accredit registration service
provider. EWSPL runs the registration service for
the Top Level Domains (TLD) .com,.net,.org.
Which Rules Apply to Domain
Names?
A domain name must be unique. If a registered domain
name has to be changed for some reason, the old
one has to be deleted first, followed by registering
the new one. Both are charged for. Registering a
domain name is recommended for anybody who intends
to establish an Internet presence (web site).
How Much Does a Domain Name
Cost?
EWSPL registers domain for Rs.575/-per year. This
fees do not cover any additional services like web
space or e-mail services. These services are offered
by ISP's
(Internet Service Providers).
What Are Inactive Domain
Names?
A domain name can be registered yet remain inactive,
in case you haven't yet planned an Internet presence
but still want to 'secure' your Internet identity.
Inactive domain names remain registered until you
are ready for your Internet presence and have the
domain name activated by a hosting provider. The
fees are the same as for an active domain name.
What Are Active Domain Names?
Active domain names require two computers with Internet
access, so-called nameservers, which can be made
available to you by your hosting provider and ensure
that your web site can be found in the Internet.
Upon activating your domain name the provider can
set up a WWW server: Now your web site can be accessed
in the Internet via www.yourname.com, for example.
'Http' and 'www' do not comprise components of a
domain name. These abbreviations are part of the
Uniform Resource Locator (URL). An URL specifies
the exact address of a resource, e.g. a web site,
computer or a database. 'Http' stands for Hyper
Text Transfer Protocol, a protocol used to carry
requests from a browser to a Web server and to transport
Web pages back to the requesting browser. HTML stands
for Hyper Text Markup Language and is the markup
language for documents on the World Wide Web or
WWW.
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