Web Hosting

Website Hosting Speed Test

It is important that the hosting service that you choose to host your webpages is capable of serving pages fast. However a site that is high in redundancy will be too large in size for any host to serve quickly. This can be caused by using images that are too high in resolution for example. A slow site may also indicate a website hosting company whose servers are unable to cope with the demands of your website.

Use this tool to see if there is anything that can be done to your webpages to make them perform more quickly.

ICANN

The tasks of ICANN include managing the assignment of domain names and IP addresses.

A domain name registrar has to be accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to register Internet domain names.

Nominet

Nominet UK is the .uk domain name registry in the United Kingdom. Nominet is a non-profit company limited by guarantee. It has members who act as shareholders who are mostly internet service providers that are also registrars.