What is a Domain?
In today’s business world, a domain name and a web presence are a must. Your domain name is your online identity, which allows Internet users from around the world to locate and browse your web site 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It can be used as your email address and your web address. A domain name can also be used as a supplemental pointer to your existing site name (ie. flowerdelivery.com may be bought as a separate domain name and pointed to your site
What is Web Hosting? A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web.
What is the difference between domains vs hosting vs website?
When you have a site visitor, they use your domain name to view your website. As simple as it seems, there is a process that occurs from the time that the site visitor types in your domain and presses enter.
When a site visitor enters your domain name into a browser, the domain is then translated into your server IP address, and then the server sends that user your site files, which their browser represents to them as a typical web page. You can see that, without each of these 3 elements, you won’t really have a web-site.
The three basic parts that make up any current day website are:
- Domain Names
- Web-Hosting Servers
- Site Files
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