Domain Extensions, In the world of internet domains i.e., websites play a key role. What is a domain ? Have you heard this for the first time so let’s get started with this blog to see difference between .com .net .org and their usage.

You might have visited many websites in your day to day life and somewhere you might get a question that why there are different domain suffixes like .com, .net, .org so on.

Websites can be categorized into different categories according the requirement these categories will help us to identify the service provided in the respective website.

There is no restriction on purchase of few TLD’s and these can be purchased any where around the world and registered but few are restricted like .gov which are mostly related to government services.

Registration of domains makes that particular domain to be allocated to the member purchased it and the fee for domains varies based on the demand for respective domain.

Most popular domain ???

The first top level domain registered is ‘.com’ on march 15 1985 by Symbolics, Inc i.e., https://Symbolics.com. .com stands for commercial as it was the first domain and almost 50% of the market is covered up with .com

Although it’s states as commercial there is no restriction on the purchase of this domain and also widely used considering it has wide coverage.

Top Level Domains (TLD):

Every suffix i.e., top level domain has its own importance and you are free to use any of them they are divided into various categories but are still available for you to purchase.

For example in simple terms let us see few top level domains and their usage also difference between .com .net .org (There are more available for now we are considering few)

Domain Extensions

.com -> Used mostly used for commercial and business purpose.

.org -> Used for organizational purpose.

.net -> Used for networking purpose and there is no restriction in this domain usage by individuals.

.edu -> Used for educational purpose by schools and university’s.

.gov -> Government related websites make use of this extensions.

Country Code Top Level Domains :

And there are many other domain extensions based on countries like .in (India), .us (United States), .au (Australia), .ca (Canada) and more.

There is no compulsion that you cannot purchase domain from different country’s. But it depends on your requirement because when you are trying to purchase a domain of other country where you don’t have your business then it might sound unnecessary.

Website ?

A website is a collection of web pages and associated content, typically identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server. It can contain various types of information such as text, images, videos, and other multimedia content that can be accessed by internet users via a web browser.

Websites can serve different purposes, such as providing information about a company, organization, or individual, selling products or services, sharing news or opinions, or offering online tools or applications. They can also be used for entertainment or social interaction, such as online games, social networks, or video sharing platforms.

A website is typically created using web development tools and technologies, such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Web designers and developers work together to create a visually appealing and user-friendly interface, as well as to ensure that the website is functional and accessible to all users, regardless of their device or browser.

To access a website, users typically enter the website’s domain name or URL (Uniform Resource Locator) into a web browser, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari. The browser then sends a request to the web server where the website is hosted, and the server responds by sending the web pages and content back to the user’s browser for display.

Domain ?

Domain is the name of the website by which you relate it. The simple example and most used domain is google.com.

Domain name is easy to understand rather then physical address for example let us consider https://localhost web developers mostly know this you can also reach to localhost pointing to their physical address at 127.0.0.1.

Similar way every website will have a physical address but it will be difficult for you to remember them.

These physical address called to be IP address are used to host a website on server whether small servers or rack server.

You can find the domain name in website url in short web url before www.—-.com these ‘—-‘ are replaced by your domain name and in email address abc@—-.com these ‘—-‘ are replaced by your domain name

If you have any questions about domain extensions discussed in this blog, feel free to leave them in the comments section below.