What is Web-Domain?

            A Web Domain/Domain Name is an address where Internet users can access your website with ease by identifying a unique name that may be a set of characters or a combination of an alphanumerical set.



Where can I get the Domain For me?

           You can easily register a domain name for your website with the help of the domain registrars like Godaddy, BlueHost, etc., These are some well-Known Registrars.

But Who Actually Provides it?

            Domains are managed by the open-source Non-Profitable Organization named as the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), It was formally formed in 1998 and it official handles the IANA Database (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), Which holds all the Domain values and data all over the globe.

   

Who handled before the ICANN Org?

            Before the formation of ICANN the Domains were maintained by the US Address books with the help of the ARPANET, which is a Research Foundation which changed the traditional method of Accessing a website I,e By using the numerical address into a Domain value. They introduced the Domain Name System under the project of ARPANET.

What are the TOP domains at that time?

  • .com
  • .org
  • .net
  • .int
  • .edu
  • .gov
  • .mil
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