Page Header
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Left Sidebar
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Main Content
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Domain Name
'A' Record
Submitted by Matthew on Wed, 24/09/2008 - 15:43An 'A' Record is similar to a CNAME Record, in that it helps the DNS point what you type into your web browser, to the website you want to view. Whereas a CNAME record points the www part of the web address, an 'A' Record can point the domain name directly at the server.Read more
'CNAME' Record
Submitted by Matthew on Wed, 24/09/2008 - 15:33Domain Name
Submitted by illuminate on Thu, 04/09/2008 - 13:39 in
A domain name, simply put, is your web address.
More specifically, a domain name is the part of your web address after the http://www... So, as our web address is www.illuminateict.org.uk, our domain name is illuminateict.org.uk.
It's also the bit you'll find after the @ in an email address.
DNS
Submitted by illuminate on Thu, 04/09/2008 - 13:26When you access an internet site, you type in a web address (like you probably typed in www.illuminateict.org.uk to get to our site) and the site appears, like magic, in your web browser.
Unsurprisingly, there's loads of techie stuff that happens between you typing in the address and the site appearing.Read more
