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	Frequently Asked Questions Table of Contents What is a Domain Name ... ? What is a website ... ? Why will my visitors want a Web address... ? How do I choose a domain name for my Web site... ? What characters may I use in my domain name...? What is Primary and Secondary server ... ? What is a Domain Name... ? Domain names are the familiar, easy to remember names for computers on the Internet. They correspond to a series of numbers called Internet Protocol numbers (IP address) that serve as routing addresses on the Internet. Domain names are used generally as a convenient way of locating information and reaching others on the Internet. A domain name, such as yahoo.com, signifies your own address on the Internet. As no two parties may ever hold the same domain name at the same time, it is a truly unique identifier of you or your company. It is how your customers will remember you and find you among the millions of other Web sites on the Internet. Here are some domain names you might be already familiar with: microsoft.com - Microsoft, timesofindia.com - The Times of India, newsgroup. Back to Top What is a website... ? A Web site is nothing more or less than a bunch of files sitting on the hard drive of a Web server. A Web server is simply a computer that's permanently connected to the Internet, and has an application running that allows anyone else connected to the Internet to transfer files from the Web server to their own machine. By the way, the term "Web server" means both the machine itself and the software running on it. Back to Top Why will my visitors want a Web Address... ? A Web address (domain name) is the first step in building an online presence. If you enable your visitors to quickly and establish their web identity with with a mycompany.com name, you are offering them branding and promotional service - at no extra cost to you. It's like adding a complement to your exiting product and it enhance the e-commerce potential of your site. Back to Top How do I choose a domain name for my Web site...? You want to select a name that will be easy for your customers or potential customers to remember. The obvious choice would be to use your business name, such as www.yourcompany.com. But if your company is named "MY COMPANY NAME", you might want to try abbreviating the domain name for simplicity - such as www.mycompanyname.com. As you register a domain name and host a website related to your works it become your complete identity, So you may want to be creative and decide on a name that is associated with your company. For instance, if The XYZ Company sells CLOTHES, then you should look out for "mycompanyname.com" or "clothes.com" or "brandname.com" Back to Top What characters may I use in my domain name Your domain name can be as long as 67 characters. The domain must consist only of letters, numbers and dashes(-). The www is not part of the actual domain name and is just a standard web prefix. What extension can I have on the end of my Domain Name? Here below are the most commonly used extensions for global identity, Apart from that mode defined extensions are available wither on country level basis or global basis for specific nature of work, these may have some criteria to qualify. COM - is for commercial, for-profit organizations NET - is for network infrastructure machines and organizations ORG - is for miscellaneous usually non-profit organizations Back to Top What is Primary and Secondary servers ... ? Primary and Secondary servers are the two host computers on which a domain name is hosted. Back to Top