In order to publish a website in the Internet, one must have a domain name. Finding one, however, is no longer a problem as you’re provided with tools online. They can be of big help in identifying available domain names as well as where and how to buy and register them.

There are three basic things you must know about domain name. These are the following:

Site Address

Just like your home address, a domain name identifies the location of a website. It is usually the ones you enter in the address bar of your browser. Domain names consist of a sequence of keywords separated by periods. It is usually in the form www.[site-name].com/net/org. The “www” means “World Wide Web”; and the extensions “.com,” “.net,” and “.org” stand for “commercial,” “network,” and “organization,” respectively, depending on what the site is intended for. When you enter a domain name in your web browser, it searches through the whole World Wide Web until it will take you to the website you’re looking for.

TCP/IP

TCP/IP or transmission control protocol/Internet protocol is a common method in assigning addresses on a network so that different types of server-operating systems can communicate regardless of any other communications protocol that they are using. It is the most common network protocol and is the basis for the Internet.

It was made in 1971 but was fully recognized in 1984. It makes use of an addressing scheme that allows it to produce a series of numbers called an IP address. An IP address is a 32-bit address used to identify a node or a computer in a network. Each node or computer has a unique IP address.

It is made up of a network ID and a unique host ID. It is typically represented by a decimal value of each octet separated by a period (e.g., 192.168.2.13). Each octet ranges from 0 to 255. IP addresses are grouped into classes A, B, and C. You don’t really need to internalize the operations of TCP/IP. Just think that it helps each computer communicate over the Internet.

Up for Grabs!

There are a lot of sites/registrars that offer domain name listings online. Getting one is very easy. Simply think of a name that you want and try to check its availability. Just register and the name is yours. Domain names have expiry dates, by the way. So it may be wise if you register them yearly. Else, the domain name will be open for anybody else to use.

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