DNS registration and Expiration

Question 1

What is a global system that is managed in a tiered hierarchy with ICANN at the top level

Answer 1

DNS

Question 2

What needs to be unique for domain name system to work?

Answer 2

domain names

Question 3

what do we do to make sure domain names are unique?

Answer 3

register at the registrar.

Question 4

What is an organization responsible for assigning individual domain names to other organizations or individuals

Answer 4

registrar

Question 5

What was the most notable registrar in the past

Answer 5

network solutions incorporated

Question 6

What was responsible for the registration of almost all domains that weren’t country specific in the past

Answer 6

network solutions incorporated

Question 7

How many registrars are there now

Answer 7

hundreds all over the world

Question 8

How does one register a domain name these days

Answer 8

create an account with the registrar, use their web ui to search a domain name to determine if it is still available, agree upon a price to pay in the length of your registration, and then once you own the domain name you can either have the registrars name servers act as the authoritative name servers for the domain, or you can configure your own servers to be authoritative

Question 9

the recipient registrar will generate a unique string of characters to prove you own the domain and that you are allowed to transfer it to someone else, I’d configure my DNS settings to contain this string in a specific record, then once this information has propagated it can be confirmed that we both own the domain and approve its transfer. then the ownership would move to the new owner or registrar

Answer 9

how can domain names be transferred by one party to another and from one registrar to another

Question 10

how long does domain name registration typically last

Answer 10

a few years that you pay for

Question 11

what happens when my domain names expire?

Answer 11

they’re up for grabs and anyone else can register them