Domain Names in Web Hosting

Not many people know what a domain name is. When you access your browser, you type in the URL or the address of the site you want to reach. URL and address are both commonly used terms but are technically, incorrect. These address or URLs are referred to as domain names rather. Registering domain names is a service which is offered by all web hosts.

Domain names work as tags or titles for webpage. These are directly related to the DNSs. DNS stands for Domain Name Servers. The responsibility of allotting IPs, Internet Protocol, rests upon DNSs. The IPs are the actual thing. The address we type in, which now you know is called domain name, is merely a facade which refers to this IPs, and that is the real thing. The name is much easy to memorize rather than the original IP address and is one of the biggest reason for their popularity. All hosting services, be it cheap hosting or any other, work on the same lines when it comes to IPs.

All domain names are unique. One can always make a guess about the kind of users a website has by the very name of the site. For example, a video sharing site would have a domain name which would be a tell tale of the kind of user it has. These also say a lot about the business itself, and even the location of the website. There are other domains too which are not confined by countries. These are called TLDs which is also known as the Top Level Domains. These are the absolute best thing in business web hosting.

Following are a few common prefixes of domain names. .com, as is common knowledge, refers to commercial. .org is another domain which is a short for organization. As the name states, mostly organizations prefer this. .net is the commonly used short form for network. Even though anyone has the choice of opting for this domain this is mostly used by technical webpage purpose. Almost all cheap web hosting services offer a choice amongst these three domain names.

Then there are domain names as per countries. These are merely extensions of the main, basic domain name and are used as a reference to the country of the user. Common examples would be .jp for Japan, .uk for Unite Kingdom etc. etc. Not everyone can opt for these extensions. There are strict terms and conditions you have to consider before you are allowed anywhere near choosing these domain extensions. Some of the absolute best web hosting services offer this service.

ICANN or Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is another kind of service which is related to TLDs. There are other kinds of domain names too which even though are recognized by TLD but are pigeon holed as the unofficial domain extensions like .free, .tk or .mp3. These are not as widely used as some of the other domain names. It is best to just stick to the more common, more popular names especially for business hosting.