UFFICIO ANAGRAFE INTERNET
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Technical
terms and jargon got you confused? Below are some commonly used terms
and their definitions in the domain name registration industry. If you
have questions on additional terms, please e-mail
us and we will add them to the list.
- Contact Record/Contact ID
- DNS
- Domain Name
- Domain Parking
- Hosting
- ICANN
- IP Address
- IP number
- ISP
- Name Server
- Name Service (Primary or Secondary)
- Registrar
- Registry
- Quote di registrazione o rinnovo di un Nome di Dominio
- Renewal
- Top Level Domain (TLD)
- Domain Name transfer
- Whois
1.
Contact Record/Contact ID
Contact Records or Contact IDs (sometimes called Agents) are individuals
or groups who represent a registrant on matters related to the registrant's
domain name(s). There are three types of Contacts: Administrative, Technical,
and Billing. The entity listed as the Administrative, Technical, or Billing
Contact is an individual or 'role' that is contacted in matters relating
to the domain name. They also have the ability to Modify information pertaining
to a domain name. A Contact may be a single person, a company, or organization.
2. DNS
DNS stands for Domain Name System. This System translates a domain name
such as Domain Bank.com into the Internet Protocol (IP) numbers to find
the correct web site - in this case the site for Domain Bank. The network
of computers that constitute the Internet map domain names to their corresponding
IP numbers. The data is then made available to all computers and users
on the Internet.
3. Domain Name
A domain name is the core of your company's online identity. It is the
address your customers will use to find information about your products
and services on the web. Your domain name is yours entirely because once
registered, no other party may use that identity online in that Top Level
Domain.
Domain Names always have 2 or more parts, separated by dots. The part on the left is the most specific, and the part on the right is the most general. A domain name can simply be thought of as your Internet address. The Internet uses Internet Protocol (IP) numbers to locate other computers. Internet users would typically have a hard time remembering these long strings of numbers to find sites. Domain names were developed to allow users to name these (IP) addresses with easy to remember names or phrases.
4. Domain Parking
Registries require the use of name servers or hosts for every domain registered.
In other words, every domain name has to be linked to a name server for
it to be valid. Some people do not have their own name servers, therefore
Ufficio Anagrafe Internet offers 'domain parking' FOR FREE (name parking)
on its servers. It is a convenient way to hold or 'park' domain name(s)
for an extended amount of time.
5. Hosting
This term can be used to refer to the housing of a web site, email or
a domain. See Email hosting and Web Site hosting for more details.
See our prices here.
6. ICANN
ICANN is the new non-profit corporation that is assuming responsibility
from the U.S. Government for coordinating certain Internet technical functions,
including the management of Internet domain name system.
Specifically, ICANN coordinates the assignment of the following identifiers
that must be globally unique for the Internet to function:
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Internet domain names
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IP address numbers
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Protocol parameter and port numbers
In addition, ICANN coordinates the stable operation of the Internet's
root server system. More information about ICANN can be found at http://www.icann.org/.
7. IP Address
The numeric address
that refers to a specific machine or resource on the Internet. Every server
on the internet has at least one IP address that uniquely identifies it
from all other computers on the Internet. For example: 216.168.224.69.
8. IP number
A unique, numeric identifier used to specify hosts and networks. Internet
Protocol (IP) numbers are part of a global, standardized scheme for identifying
machines that are connected to the Internet. Technically speaking, IP
numbers are 32 bit addresses that consist of four octets, and they are
expressed as four numbers between 0 and 255, separated by periods, for
example: 216.168.224.69.
9. ISP
A person, organization, or company that provides access to the Internet.
In addition to Internet access, many ISPs provide other services such
as Web hosting, Domain Name Service, and other proprietary services.
10. Name Server
Also called a host or a name server. A computer that has both the software
and the data (zone files) needed to resolve domain names to Internet Protocol
(IP) numbers.
11. Name Service (Primary or Secondary)
The domain name-to-Internet Protocol (IP) number resolution is known as
Name Service. Many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) operate name servers
and provide their customers with name service when they register a domain
name. Domain Bank offers both primary and secondary name service for all
domain names registered through us.
12. Registrar
(or "Domain Name Registrar")An organization or individual that
acts on behalf of a registrant to register a domain name and manage updates
and changes to that name record thereafter.
UFFICIO ANAGRAFE INTERNET is a Registrar.
13. Registry
The organization responsible for the actual administration and maintenance
of a top-level domain is known as the registry. The registry is where
registrants or registrars go for new or modify domain name requests.
14. Registry Fees
The most commonly registered names are in the .COM, .NET, and .ORG domain
and cost an initial fee of $70.00, which covers the first two years.
Renewal fees are $35.00 annually after the first two years. We currently run the "35% off retail price" promotion on .IT .COM .NET .ORH .BIZ and .INFO domain registration.
15. Renewal
Registration for most domain names needs to be renewed based on some scheduled
yearly interval. This gives the registrant (you) and the registry (the
administrator of the Top Level Domain) an opportunity to update contact
information and name registration. This usually includes payment of the
registration fee(s).
16. SLD Second Level Domain
In the Domain Name System (DNS), the next lower level of the hierarchy
underneath the top level domains. In a domain name, that portion of the
domain name that appears immediately to the left of the top-level domain.
For example, the ufficioanagrafeinternet in ufficioanagrafeinternet.com.
Second level domain names are often descriptive and have come to be used
increasingly to represent businesses and other commercial concerns on
the Internet.
17. Top Level Domain (TLD)
In the Domain Name System (DNS), the highest level of the hierarchy after
the root. In a domain name, that portion of the domain name that appears
furthest to the right. For example, the com in ufficioanagrafeinternet.com.
There are two types of Top Level Domains. The most common type is Generic
or gTLDs, such as .COM, .NET, .ORG. New gTLDs such as .NOM, .INFO, or
.WEB may be introduced sometime in the near future. The other type of
TLD is the ccTLD (country code top level domains) which are assigned to
all countries and their dependencies. Every TLD registry - generic or
country code - has its own prices, policies, and procedures that registrants
(name holders) in that registry are subject to. It is important to know
and be prepared to accept these before registering name(s) in a particular
registry. This is why in the list of the domains you
can register there are big differences in prices.
18. Domain Name transfer
The process of changing the party who is listed as the domain name registrant.
The party taking over the domain name is responsible for paying a new
registration fee. Domain name transfers are processed using the Registrant
Name Change Agreement.
19. Whois
A searchable database maintained by Network Solutions, which contains
information about networks, networking organizations, domain names, and
the contacts associated with them for the com, org, net, edu, and ISO
3166 country code top-level domains. Also, the protocol, or set of rules,
that describes the application used to access the database. Other organizations
have implemented the Whois protocol and maintain separate and distinct
Whois databases for their respective domains. Have
you seen yet how our system works?
