A domain name is a special address that you can acquire via a registrar company. All of the devices which are connected to the Internet, including web servers, possess numeric addresses, or IP addresses, which are pretty hard to remember, so the domain platform was introduced as an easy means to distinguish a given website on the Web. In this way, your website can be reached at www.domain.com in place of 123.123.123.123, for instance. A domain name possesses 2 different parts - the Second-Level Domain, which is the actual web site name that you'll be able to choose, as well as the Top-Level Domain, which is the extension - .com, .net, .org and so on. You're able to register a new domain name from any type of registrar or move an active domain between registrars in just a few easy steps. Whenever you choose to do the latter, your domain name shall be renewed immediately by the gaining registrar as soon as the transfer process has been carried out. Along with the universal Top-Level Domains, there are country-code ones too. A number of them can be registered by anyone, while others will require local presence or a business license.