Computer Skills

Domain Name

• Domain Name: A domain name is a string used to name Web sites and other servers on computer networks.
• On the Internet, these strings are managed by the Domain Name System (DNS). The DNS uses a system of multi-level strings separated by dots ('.') to organize domain names.

Domain Name

• .com - Stands for company/commercial, but it can be used for any web site.
• .net - Stands for network and is usually used for a network of sites.
• .org - Stands for organization and is supposed to be for non-profit bodies.
• .us, .in - They are based on your country names so that you can go for country specific domain extensions,
• biz - A newer extension on the Internet and can be used to indicate that this site is purely related to business,
• .info - Stands for information. This domain name extension can be very useful, and as a new comer it's doing well,
• .tv - Stands for Television and are more appropriate for TV channel sites.

Domain Name

Email Basics

• Getting to Know Email: email (electronic mail) is a way to send and receive messages across the internet.

Electronic Mail

• Email messages travel very quickly and inexpensively
• The delivery of messages from one part of a country to another may take minutes
• Once a message has been received, it can be saved, printed, edited, forwarded to another user, or deleted
• Email is becoming one of the most widely used services on the Internet:

Email Characteristics Email is becoming one of the most widely used services on the Internet :

• 1. Fast
• 2. Can save messages for future reference.
• 3. Free of charge.