Domain - what is it? A unique character set that allows a website that is functioning on the network to associate with the IP address of the server on which it is located. And regarding hosting, a domain - what is it? Users can access the site only by typing in the search bar a unique site address. Resource addressing occurs through the operation of the Domain Name Service (DNS), and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is responsible for the overall coordination of the name service.
Domain names
The names of the highest (first) level include domains:
1. Country domains (for example: .ru, .ua, .ca, .us and so on).
2. Infrastructure (.arpa). Used by IANA only to support the Internet.
3. Organizational (for example: .com, .edu, .net, .biz, .info, .org, .gov, .mil and so on).
Quite often you can find second-level and third-level domains, for example: sait. zona1 and sait.zona1, zona2. There is also a fourth level, but it is rarely used due to the inconvenience of entering and remembering. More often it is an addition to the names of higher levels.
registration
What is a domain registration? By this we mean the transfer by the administrator of the character set name zone to the owner of the resource for a certain period (a multiple of a year), after which, if there was no extension, use ends. Thus, the domain (what it is, we reviewed earlier) cannot be someone else's property. Name transfer can be carried out either directly through the Administrator or through an intermediary (reseller), which may charge a fee for its services. Registration can be both paid (.com, .ogr, .net, and so on), and free (.net.ua, .org.ua, and so on). There are domains that a regular user cannot get, for example .gov.ru. Organizations having the status of public authorities are entitled to such a name. Before registering, it is possible to check the domain and make sure that it is truly unique.
Recommendations for choosing a domain name
1. Before contacting a domain selection company, you should find out if it acts directly or through another registrar. In the first case, the services of such an organization will cost you a little cheaper, and the process will be much faster.
2. If you do not own a certain level of technical knowledge in this field, then you should not choose a company that deals only with names, since you will have to deal with DNS configuration on your own and provide its support on the server.
3. Hosting companies will offer you a whole range of services and protect you from unnecessary steps to configure and configure, if you just do not want to do everything yourself. Moreover, during registration, the user is required the minimum: information about the name and registrant and direct payment for the service, unless the name is free.
4. Interaction with hosting companies, it is also profitable. For long-term contracts or when choosing an expensive tariff, as a rule, a discount is given.
5. Domain (what it is) - we have already examined above, and regarding the choice of a name, I want to note that you should not choose too long and complex names, as this is extremely inconvenient for remembering and increases the risk of clone sites.