DNS (Domain Name Service)
TLD (Top-Level Domain) A TLD is the most righthand part of a domain name. So, for example, the tryhackme.com TLD is .com . There are two types of TLD, gTLD (Generic Top Level) and ccTLD (Country Code Top Level Domain). Second-Level Domain Taking tryhackme.com as an example, the .com part is the TLD, and tryhackme is the Second Level Domain. When registering a domain name, the second-level domain is limited to 63 characters + the TLD and can only use a-z 0-9 and hyphens (cannot start or end with hyphens or have consecutive hyphens). Subdomain A subdomain sits on the left-hand side of the Second-Level Domain using a period to separate it; for example, in the name admin.tryhackme.com the admin part is the subdomain. A subdomain name has the same creation restrictions as a Second-Level Domain, being limited to 63 characters and can only use a-z 0-9 and hyphens (cannot start or end with hyphens or have consecutive hyphens). You can use multiple subdomains split...