In simplest terms, a domain name is a people-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.
Domain names map or point to computer-readable identifiers called IP addresses that are assigned to devices on the Internet.
Using a domain name is like telling a taxi driver to take you to “The White House”. An IP Address is like telling them to take you to the street address “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20500”. You’ll get to the same place either way but one is easier to remember.
Using a domain name is like telling a taxi driver to take you to “The White House”. An IP Address is like telling them to take you to the street address “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20500”. You’ll get to the same place either way but one is easier to remember.
There are several benefits to using domain names:
- It’s easier to remember a good domain name than an IP address.
- You can keep a domain name and easily change what it represents. (For example, you can move a website to a new computer and keep the same name.)
- You can use sub domains to point to many different resources on the internet.
