Types of Domain Name

Domain names are used to identify one or more IP addresses. For example, the domain name microsoft.com represents about a dozen IP addresses. Domain names are used in URLs to identify particular Web pages. For example, in the URL http://www.cool1world.com/, the domain name is cool1world.com.

DOMAIN TYPES

There are many types of domains having different types of extensions. such as:--

• .com
• .net
• .org
• .biz
• .info
• .co.uk
• .org.uk
• .me.uk
• .co

Every domain name has a suffix that indicates which top level domain (TLD) it belongs to. There are only a limited number of such domains. For example:

• .net = It is mainly used internet service provider.
• .org = It is used mainly by non commercial organization.
• .biz = It is mainly used for business purposes.
• .info = It is mainly used for site that are mainly designed for provide any helpful resource. whether it is commercial or non-commercial.
• .co.uk = It is mainly used for businesses.
• .org.uk = It is mainly used for non-commercial organization.
• .me.uk = This extension is mainly used for personal use.
• .com = It is used for general purposes.

Some More are:

• .gov - Government agencies
• .edu - Educational institutions
• .mil - Military
• .ca - Canada
• .th - Thailand
• .in-India

Because the Internet is based on IP addresses, not domain names, every Web server requires a Domain Name System (DNS) server to translate domain names into IP addresses.