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What is a domain name?

Domain name is a name by which a website is identified .Each website has a domain name that serves as an address, which is used to access the website.A domain name consists of two  parts.They  are  T op level domain(TLD)  and   Second Level Domain (SLD) . Top level domain. A top level domain can be called as domain name  suffix.All  websites will have a top level domain such as .com, .org, .in, .net ,.gov ,.edu   etc.The  top level domain helps identify the type of website which the domain name represents.For  example, .com suffix (top level domain) is used by commercial website, .org is used  by websites  of  non-profit organizations.The  domain along with the top level domain together form a domain name. Second level domain. Second level domain is a part of the domain name which is found in the  left of the top level  domain.Let  us consider  http://www.wordpress.com  as an  exampl...

Difference between http and https

You might have noticed that some websites will be prefixed with http or https in the address bar of your web  browser.What  is the difference between http and https?Le us see. HTTP HTTP stands for “Hypertext Transfer Protocol.” It is the system for transmitting and receiving information across server and the  client It dentifines commands and services used for transmitting web page data.A client can be a computer or a  mobile.when  you want to access a website,your browser sends request to the we server and the web server responds with an http status  code.But  http is not the safest way to establish a connection. http is insecure. Requires no certificate for validation. URL begins with HTTP. HTTPS HTTPS is different from  http.It  is often called a secure http  connection. HTTPS  is a combination of http and SSL/TLS  protocol.This  means that everything you send  or receive will be encrypted. Secure. Requires SS...