What is Domain Name ?

A domain name locates an organization or other entity on the Internet.

For example, the 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 https://www.gbnetwork.com, the domain name is gbnetwork.com.

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:

Updated on: 17/06/2022

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