Ever
wondered what the differences are between domain names? Why
did you select .co.uk, .com or .me.uk? Maybe it was the only
one available or you decided to cover all the options - the
technical explanation is below.
The domain-name system (DNS) allows Internet users to refer
to web sites by words and phrases - domain names such as
www.telivo.com which can be typed straight into your tool
bar rather than the all-numeric IP addresses assigned to
each computer on the Internet.
Each domain name is made up of a series of character strings (called "labels")
separated by dots. The right-most label in a domain name is referred to as
its "top-level domain" (TLD). .i.e. .com.
The DNS works like a tree:
- TLD - top level domain = .org,
- SLD - second level domain name = .org.uk and so on.
The responsibility for operating each TLD is delegated to
a particular organisation. These organisations are referred
to as "registry operators" or "sponsors".
Nominet is the registry operator for all .UK Internet names.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
was formed to assume responsibility for the IP address for
global domain names (.com). Many global TLD's are sponsored
by an organisation. The sponsors have rules to which they
must adhere and which defines the purpose for which the sponsored
TLD has been created and will be operated. i.e. .mil which
is intended for use by US military organisations. The most
commonly registered domain names are .co.uk and .com.
Telivo offers customers the opportunity to register eight of the most well
know domain names. All of these have unrestricted use. Customers can either
register multiple domain names to ensure no one else can register a similar
domain name i.e. yourname.biz, yourname.co.uk, yourname.com, or yourname.org
or as an alternative if the .com/.co.uk is already taken. For more information
on registering a domain name visit www.telivo.com/domain-names.html |