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4.1 | 1 | == Definitions == |
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3.1 | 3 | **Registrar** |
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4.1 | 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. |
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4.1 | 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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3.1 | 9 | **Authoritative Name Server** |
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2.1 | 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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3.1 | 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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3.1 | 17 | **DNS Service** |
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3.1 | 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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3.1 | 21 | **Hosting** |
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4.1 | 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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4.1 | 25 | **Hosting Provider** |
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4.1 | 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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4.1 | 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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