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What's popping pals. Today we're going to be looking at the difference between a Domain and a Website. Normally, people differentiate between a Domain and Hosting but recently someone asked me whether a domain is a website. So here is what I've got to say about this.
Using many reference from the internet, I've come up with this tip.
First, when the word Domain comes to mind, what do you think of? You can think of a Domain as an area of territory owned or controlled by a particular ruler or government. ( I don't think that was the answer you were actually looking for but is very similar).
Every website is identified by a unique series of numbers called an IP address. This numeric set is what your computer uses to connect to the server where the website data lives.
For someone to access your website they need to type in your domain name. Computers communicate using something called an IP address, which looks something like this: 127.0.0.1. If you type in the IP address that’s associated with your domain name you’ll end up seeing the same exact result as what you would see if you typed in your domain name.
It’s highly unlikely anyone will remember a random string of numbers, (imagine if an alternative name for your dad is 192.168.0.1, which would be easier to remember, Dad or 192.168.0.1?) so your domain serves as a more user-friendly version of your IP address. Your domain acts as an easy to remember way for your visitors to access your website. Take for example CPDemy.com.
There are two parts of your domain name: the TLD and the actual domain name. The TLD is the part of the domain name that follows the bulk of your domain.
For the domain name cpdemy.com, .com is the TLD(Top Level Domain). When choosing your domain you’ll notice there are a number of top-level domains available. They all have different connotations, so make sure you choose wisely.
Now for better understanding just think a domain as a distinct subset of the Internet with addresses sharing a common suffix or under the control of a particular organization or individual
On the other hand, What Is a Website?
A website is a collection of web pages on the world wide web (what you know as the Internet), that lives on a certain domain name.
Your website is actually more like a living entity. It’s based upon the relationship between your site files, your web host, and your domain name. If any one of these three aren’t working, your website won’t display.
The bulk of your website will be comprised of web pages, which are documents written in a variety of web languages, usually HTML, CSS, and some form of JavaScript. These act as instructions for the web browser for how your website will actually display.
How They Work Together
As you can see from above, your website and your domain and intricately tied. You need both, along with a web host(You can think of the web host as the Government that is in control of your domain), for anything to be available to your visitors.
Your domain name points to your web server where all of your files are hosted and those files are generated when a user types in your domain name to display your website.
Conclusion
From the explanation above, I hope you've got a clearer understanding of the difference between a domain and a website and how they function together.
If you need a website or a blog, you can contact me, if you want to do it by yourself, that great, Hostgator is a great place to start.
Any other question, let me know and I'll do my best to clarify you. If you have a better answer, would love to see it in the comment and make an update to this post.
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