Home : Answers to Common Questions Find answers to the most frequently asked questions that we receive about USA domains and the services that we offer. 2. What is a domain name? - Top A domain name is your address on the Internet. It is linked to a numerical address called an IP address (e.g. 209.2 07.176.96). A domain name server, commonly referred to as "DNS" is used to translate a domain name into an IP address. Domain names consist of two parts: the actual site name, and the top level domain to which it belongs. The top level domains available in the US for public use are .com, .net, and .org. Updated: April 22, 2000 [e-Mail me the FAQs]  -  [Search our FAQs]  -  [Question Not Answered?]  ©1998-2001 - USA domains, Inc.