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1 -Domains / DNS / Websites / Hosting
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1 -== Definitions ==
1 +Domain Name Registrar
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3 -**Registrar**
3 +Name Server
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5 -Domain Name Registrars are the organizations responsible facilitating the leasing of domains from the Internet Domain Registry to a domain registrant.  They allow the registrant to define the which DNS Server is authoritative for the domain.
5 +DNS Server
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7 -Registrars make their money by adding a service fee onto the cost of a Domain Registration with the Internet Domain Registry.  Some registrars charge q
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9 -**Authoritative Name Server**
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11 -A name server is a program that converts a domain name into an IP address.  An Authoritative name server is the name server that is considered the definitive source of records for a domain.  The Authoritative Name Server contains the master copy of the Zone Record for the domain from which all other names servers will query.
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13 -**Zone Record / DNS Records**
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15 -A zone record is a simple database that defines all the Domain Name System Records for a domain.  Website addresses and mail server addresses are examples of the kinds of information that is stored in a zone record.  These records are served out by the Authoritative Name Server to anyone that requests information for that domain.
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17 -**DNS Service**
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19 -A DNS Service is the software that allows a someone to edit/update the DNS Records for a domain's Authoritative Name Server.
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21 -**Hosting**
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23 -Hosting means providing a service on a service providers computers.  Common hosting services are Websites, EMail, File Sharing and DNS.
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25 -**Hosting Provider**
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27 -A Hosting Provider is a company that offers to host various services on behalf of a customer.  A Hosting Provider often offers a "1 stop" shop for a customer.  They'll register a domain on your behalf, provide an interface to manage your DNS, provide the tools required to provision the services you wish to run - such a website.
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29 -== How It All Ties Together ==
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31 -If one wishes to have a website, one has to first register a domain.   
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