| If you are totally new to the internet then you may | | | | country or type of website that the domain name |
| not realize that the web address you type into your | | | | represents. The most popular top level domain |
| browser is known as a domain name. A domain name | | | | extension is com and this will probably continue to be |
| is an easy way for humans to understand and | | | | so for some time due to it's ingrained relationship |
| navigate the internet. | | | | with the internet. Web business's are mostly referred |
| A domain name is a string of characters used to | | | | to as dot com's. |
| make a name. There can be up to 63 characters in a | | | | Domain names can be purchased from a domain |
| domain name which can consist of all the letters in | | | | name registrar. Domain name registration is a process |
| the English alphabet plus the numbers zero to 9 and | | | | of registering a domain name, much like you would |
| the hyphen or dash symbol. The name can consists | | | | register a new car or the birth of a new baby. |
| of a mixture of these characters but they cannot | | | | The cost of domain name registration will vary |
| start or end in a hyphen. The hyphens are used to | | | | depending on the registrar and the domain extension |
| separate words within a domain name to make them | | | | that you choose. To register a dot com name you |
| more readable for humans. | | | | should expect to pay about ten dollars for a years |
| All domain names must have a top level domain | | | | registration. You can register a name for up to ten |
| suffix. The top level domain extensions are the | | | | years and you would usually expect to get a small |
| characters at the end of your domain name after the | | | | discount for this. |
| last dot. This extension is used to describe the | | | | |