Back to Basics - Domains, Hosting, DNS

8 March, 2010

• definitions
• DNS
• domains
• hosting

Michael Bartlett

Category: Web Design

These three terms - Domains, Hosting, DNS - are all essential parts of any website. Together they form the basis of how your website is labeled, stored and located.

Sometimes the combination of terms can be confusing, so today we will look at each one in detail and explain how they work together.

Domain
A domain (e.g. www.yourcompany.com.au) is the ‘label’ for your website. It’s a ‘shortcut’ similar to the ones you find on your computer (an icon representing a program that will launch the correct files when clicked).