DOMAIN NAME BASICS
A domain name is basically a name that identifies or represents ONE OR MORE IP addresses.
An example of a domain name is wealthyaffiliate.com. Domain names are used in URLs (Uniform Resource Locater) to navigate to particular web pages.
An IP address is basically 4 numbers separated by periods. An example of an IP address is 208.109.205.238.
A URL is actually divided into 2 parts; a protocol identifier and a resource name. Examples of URLs are:
ftp://www.wealthyaffiliates.com
http://www.wealthyaffiliates.com
Notice the difference with the protocol identifers; ftp and http.
You probably are scratching your head thinking "Big Deal" and I don't blame you. Let's make this a little more interesting and helpful.
A domain name is basically a name that identifies or represents ONE OR MORE IP addresses.
An example of a domain name is wealthyaffiliate.com. Domain names are used in URLs (Uniform Resource Locater) to navigate to particular web pages.
An IP address is basically 4 numbers separated by periods. An example of an IP address is 208.109.205.238.
A URL is actually divided into 2 parts; a protocol identifier and a resource name. Examples of URLs are:
ftp://www.wealthyaffiliates.com
http://www.wealthyaffiliates.com
Notice the difference with the protocol identifers; ftp and http.
You probably are scratching your head thinking "Big Deal" and I don't blame you. Let's make this a little more interesting and helpful.
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Yea, you took a whole lot off my shoulders. This so practical. Wish the tutorials were more like this. Am actually looking up name.com and namecheap for my domain purchase after 1&1 had failed. I was looking to see if anyone has a testimonial on them. It's good to know you bought from namecheap. I guess, my concern is met. You get my gold for this, Fred. Thanks.
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