Domain Names and Web Hosting

DOMAIN NAMES:

A domain name is the address where Internet users can access your website. A domain name is used for finding and identifying computers on the Internet. Computers use IP addresses, which are a series of number. A domain name can be any combination of letters and numbers, and it can be used in combination of the various domain name extensions, such as .com, .net and more. The domain name must be registered before you can use it. Every domain name is unique.

Some services which provided free domain names are:

• iPage.com
• BlueHost.com
• GoDaddy.com
• JustHost.com
• BoldGrid.com

WEB HOSTING:

A web hosting service provider, is a business that provides the technologies and services needed for the website or webpage to be viewed in the Internet. Websites are hosted, or stored, on special computers called servers. When Internet users want to view your website, all they need to do is type your website address or domain into their browser.

Some services which provide free web services are:

• Hostinger
• AWS
• Heroku
• InfinityFree

• Wix