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What is DNS (domain name server)? |
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Why do I need to register a domain name? |
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Can I reserve my domain name before my site is
completely ready to be put online? |
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How long can my domain name be, and what
characters can I use? |
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How can I check if my desired domain name is
available? |
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Q1. What is DNS (domain name server)?
Ans.
"DNS" stands for the "Domain Name Server". Sometimes, this
acronym is used to mean the "Domain Name Service". A domain
name is one of the familiar names that you type into your
web browser, such as "
www.microsoft.com ", or "
www.cnn.com ". These names are familiar and easy for a
human to remember. When you type in one of these names into
your web browser, your web browser attempts to connect to
the website you specified. To make this connection, your web
browser first needs to obtain the IP address of the target
website. An IP address is like a phone number for a
computer. It takes the form of four numbers separated by
periods (e.g. 207.104.128.4). Every computer on the Internet
has at least one of these IP addresses. When you type "
http://www.microsoft.com
" into your browser, your browser needs to look up the IP
address of
www.microsoft.com . It needs a "directory service" to
look up the IP address from the name. The Directory service
that your computer uses to look up IP addresses from domain
names is called the "Domain Name Service", or "DNS". |
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Q2. Why do I need to register a domain name?
Ans. Without a domain
name, most likely your website is in the form of
http://www.your-isp.com/yourwebsite . Not only is this
hard to remember, but it is hardly likely to compete with a
proper domain name in the "find ability stakes". Having your
own domain name is essential to your marketing efforts.
Listing YourDomainName.com on your business cards, and
letterhead gives your company a professional look. |
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Q3. Can I reserve my domain name before my site
is completely ready to be put online?
Ans.
Absolutely! Data Infocom will put up a temporary web
page until you are ready to develop your website. This is
also known as "Domain Parking". |
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Q4. How long can my domain name be, and what
characters can I use?
Ans. A Domain
Name can contain up to 67 letters and may contain letters,
numbers and hyphens (-). No spaces or any other characters
are allowed. |
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Q5. How can I check if my desired domain name is
available?
Ans.
You can check to see if
your Domain Name is available using the
www.datainfosys.net/domain-reg.htm search on this
site. |
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