In simplest terms, a domain name is a user-friendly name that represents a “place” on the Internet.  That place can be a web page, a computer, a device, or a whole network of computers and devices.

More specifically, domain names map to mostly numeric addresses called IP addresses that are assigned to devices on the Internet. An IP Address is kind of like a street address (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue), a domain name is like saying “the White House”.  They both take you to the same place. Read the rest of this article »