web names and registration

•Are the name users will type into a search engine, address bar or click on to be directed to a certain web page

•Are to a website as an address is to a house

−if houses did not have addresses it would be hard to find the right one; this the same for web pages

Are also known as domain names

•Can be explained in three sections

−a background and explanation

−choosing and registering a web name

−managing a web name

•Mask the real complexity of finding websites on the Internet

•Are all connected to an IP address

−web names are easier for users to remember

−every computer connected to a network (the Internet) has an IP address

•Can change over time when computers change locations or when website server computers are switched

•Are comprised of numbers only

•Can identify the region and country of the computer connected to the Internet

•Consist of four numbers separated by periods

−each number in the sequence can be any number from zero to 255

•Are unique and cannot be used twice

−this is why users must register their web names

•Are tied to the IP address of each computer and website

•Play three roles:

−host name

−domain name

−top-level domain (TLD)

•Example: Take for instance the web name www.nike.com®.

•Is the www

•Is set by the domain owner

•Example: Take for instance the web name www.nike.com®.

•Is the nike

•Functions as the unique segment of the name

•Can contain only alphanumeric characters from the English alphabet

−is able to contain a few characters from non-Western alphabets

•Does not allow punctuation except the hyphen (-)

•Referred to also as the second-level domain

•Should reflect the content or purpose of an organization’s website

•Example: Take for instance the web name www.nike.com®.

•Is the .com or

−other suffixes include .org and .net

•Can indicate the country the website originated in, such as the United Kingdom is .uk and China is .cn

•Can also be called an extension

•Connect domain names and IP addresses

•Permit users to send e-mails and view websites without typing the IP address for each one

•Are most commonly located on an Internet Service Provider’s (ISP) Server