Domain Name Blogger

A Domain name is nothing more than an alias for a numeric Web address. Web sites on the Internet have a numeric address that functions and coordinates on a map. Instead of pointing to a geographic location on Earth, these numeric addresses, called IP addresses, point to a location on the Internet. The computers have no problems with locating and remembering numeric addresses, although people often do have trouble remembering long, complicated sequences of numbers. So, to make navigating the Internet easier, the domain name system was invented. This system allows people to use easy to remember names for Web sites instead of numeric sequences.

Domains are usually parked while Web sites for them are under development. After the site is ready, the domain is unparked and pointed to the DNS of the web hosting provider. To avoid paying for a hosting account before a site is ready to be uploaded. 

A domain name always has two or more parts separated by dots and consists of some form of an organization’s name and a three letter or more suffixes.

The domain name suffix is known as a generic top-level domain (gTLD) and also it describes the type of organization. The last few years, the lines have blurred somewhat between these categories. These are the following that are being used by the generic top-level domain (gTLD):

.aero–For the air-transport industry
.biz–Reserved for businesses
.com–For businesses, commercial enterprises, or online services like America Online. Most companies use this extension.
.coop–Reserved for cooperatives
.edu–For educational institutions and universities
.gov–Reserved for United States government agencies
.info–For all uses
.int–For organizations established by international treaties
.mil–For the United States military
.museum–For use by museums
.name–For use by individuals
.net–For networks; usually reserved for organizations such as Internet service providers
.org–For non-commercial organizations
.pro–For use by professionals, such as attorneys and physicians