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Question

Domain Name...?

Oct 14, 2015 4:47AM PDT

Hello Everyone..Happy
I'm New to this forum and a computer student as well.
Want to start off with some basics regarding the domains
Guys any information / blogs / articles from your end will help me out.

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Re: domain name
Oct 14, 2015 5:00AM PDT

For example: cnet.com is a domain name. What more do you want to know?

And a more interesting question: what about domains don't you learn as a student?

Kees

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Domain Name...?
Oct 15, 2015 4:04AM PDT

Hi,
I have just enrolled, will be starting off with my course.
so wanted to know the basics..

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The basics.
Oct 15, 2015 4:15AM PDT

cnet.com is a domain name.
google.co.uk is another domain name.

That's all for domains 101.

Kees

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Domain Name...?
Oct 19, 2015 4:28AM PDT

THANKS for sharing the domain knowledge in short.
.com
.co.uk

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all addresses on the internet are numbers
Oct 18, 2015 9:47PM PDT

DNS changes those domain names to the numbers which are assigned to them. Allows you to contact the proper sites by their domain names without needing to know their actual IP address.

If you want to know their IP address, open a command box and ping them. You can also tracert them to see the internet pathway to them.

ping microsoft.com

Coming back the other way.

If you have a router, maybe you see Dynamic DNS available in it? That's to help people find YOU if you run a server. It sends your ISP (internet service provider) assigned IP address (internet protocol) to a DNS service which then binds it on their server to your assigned domain name. That way if you run your own server and your IP address can change from time to time, your domain name when used by others will always still come to your server.

domain names = IP addresses

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A big component that allows domains
Oct 18, 2015 9:34PM PDT
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Domain Name...?
Oct 19, 2015 4:21AM PDT

Hi,
this was a pretty short and upto the point article.
Thank you for sharing the article.

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Understanding Domain Name.
Oct 19, 2015 8:39PM PDT

Hello,

A domain name locates an organization or other entity on the Internet.

You may understand what really domain name is and how it works by reading this article but surely you can find other references on the Internet. Just keep on searching and learning.

Here's the article
https://www.utexas.edu/its/help/utnic/848

Hope this will help your concern.
Have a blissful day!

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Domain Name...?
Oct 20, 2015 5:31AM PDT

nice,
thank you.