Domain names
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The document explains the role of the Domain Name System (DNS) in directing internet traffic by translating domain names into IP addresses, likening it to a 'phone book of the internet.' It outlines the origin of the first registered .com domain in 1985 and describes various top-level domains (TLDs) such as .com, .edu, .gov, and others, categorizing them by type of organization. The document emphasizes the growth in TLD choices, with close to 300 available.
Domain names
- 2. The Internet, and many larger private Internet Protocol (IP) networks, rely on the Domain Name System (DNS) to help direct traffic. The DNS maintains a distributed database of network names and addresses, and it provides methods for computers to remotely query the database. Some people call DNS the "phone book of the Internet.“ A network server that translates “names” into IP Address.
- 4. A domain name is the unique web address that you type in web browser’s, address bar in Firefox, Google Chrome or Opera and any browser’s to visit a web site. An examples of domain name is : www.yahoo.in www.facebook.com www.maharashtra.go.in
- 6. Since 1998, Domain Extensions or Top Level Domains (TLDs) help to structure the internet. There’s a lot of TLD choices - close to 300 and growing. Top Level Domains
- 7. On March 15, 1985, Symbolics.com became the first registered .com domain name.!
- 9. Com Edu Gov Int Info Biz Int Mil Net Org The TOP LEVEL DOMANES NAME are :
- 10. 1. com for commercial organization
- 11. 2. gov for government organization
- 12. 3. biz for business organization
- 13. DNS Domain Name Type of Organization Com Commercial (for example, microsoft.com for Microsoft Corporation) Edu Educational (for example, mit.edu for Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Gov Government (for example, whitehouse.gov for the White House in Washington D.C.) Int International organizations (for example, nato.int for NATO) Mil Military operations (for example, army.mil for the Army) Net Networking organizations (for example, nsf.net for NSFNET) Org Noncommercial organizations (for example, fidonet.org for FidoNet)