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In computing and telecommunication in general, a domain is a sphere of knowledge identified by a name.The term domain name has multiple related meanings:

• A Domain Name is a unique name that you choose for your web site. All websites are identified only by their names called as domain names.

• A name that identifies a computer or computers on the Internet. These names appear as a component of a Web site’s URL, e.g. solsearch.net. This type of domain name is also called a hostname.

• The product that domain name registrars provide to their customers. These names are often called registered domain names.

• They are referred as “web addresses”.

Domain registration is available to the public via various registrars. Fees and services vary from company to company, but the process is generally inexpensive. Before a domain registration can be approved, the new name must be checked against existing names in the DNS database. The online registrar provides a field into which you can enter your desired name and extension that is, the letters that come after the dot (.) . Familiar hierarchies (extensions) are .com, .net, .org, .name, .info and .biz. If the name is not already taken, it is available for domain registration.

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Different types of operating systems and versions available as web hosting server.Following are most common web hosting platforms and their various features:

• Linux:- The Linux Server OS has become a highly popular operating system due to its free cost, open source. The Linux environment provides stronger reliability, stability, and performance than Windows. Web hosting costs are low because there is no cost to purchase the platform. Support is high for the free and open source technologies such as PHP and MySQL. The internet provides a large amount of support due to the increasing support of the Linux operating system.There are different flavours of linux like red-hat, cent os, suse, gentoo etc.

• Windows:- At present there are different versions of windows are available in market. Windows server software, however, can be expensive which lead to higher web hosting costs.Developed by microsoft corporation. Able to access windows GUI through remote desktop connector.Other disadvantages include inability to move applications to other platforms, and high vulnerability to hackers and security flaws.

• SunSolaris:- Sunsolar is based on UNIX and developed by sun microsystems. Solaris 10 is a latest version of sunsolaris operating system.

• FreeBSD: FreeBSD is an Unix-like operating system that is free of cost and has descended from AT&T Unix. FreeBSD runs on processors compatible with the Intel x86 family and various others. It is highly regarded as a reliable and robust operating system with a long uptime. FreeBSD offers binary compatibility with other Unix-like platforms (e.g., Linux) and free BSD dedicated server hosting.

• Mac OSX: Mac OSX is developed and sold by Apple Computer and is the successor to the original Mac OS. Unlike the original, Mac OSX is a multi-user, pre-emptively multi-tasking, Unix-like operating system. Mac OSX includes its own software development tools and is often compatible with many BSD and Linux doftware packages as long as they have been compiled for the platform. Mac OSX is bundled with hardware but can also be sold separately depending on your needs.

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Web hosting is a service which allows individuals and organizations to store information, images, video, sites or any other data which are accessible via internet. Web hosting are companies that provides the space on a server which they own and sell for use by their clients. Web hosting companies can also provide data center space and connectivity to the Internet for servers they do not own to be located in their data center.

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