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What is a Domain Name?

A domain name is simply a system for providing a human-memorable name for a particular computer on the Internet.  Properly speaking, computers have numerical addresses, sort of like a phone number.  These numerical addresses are called Internet Protocol (or IP) addresses.  The domain name system provides a translation from a name to the appropriate number (sort of a directory assistance for the Internet).  For example, www.weboniks.com is much easier than 64.177.0.170 for humans to type and remember.

The US government has formed a corporation call the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to manage domain registration companies.  Originally only Network Solutions sold and managed the Top Level Domains (TLDs) of .org, .com, .net and .edu.  Now there are many companies accredited to sell domains.  In November 2000 several new TLDs were approved by ICANN - .aero, .biz, .coop, .info, .museum, .name and .pro.  Two letter TLDs have been established for over 240 countries.

Whatever the source of your domain, be certain to read all policies and instructions for managing your domain carefully. You want to be certain you have the ability to make changes to your hosting/email/etc. at your own will.

Weboniks is happy to provide the following information to you regarding domain names:

Please contact us if you require assistance registering a domain name. Weboniks.com recommends and utilizes Dotster for all of our domain name registration needs.

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