When teaching kids about domain names and their funtionalities and features, it is improtant for them to first establish the fact that there is a difference between a Uniform Resource Locator and a domain name. Teaching kids about domain names should also explaining to them that the IP address and the server name are interchangeable, completely. Kids need to be taught that:

* In most Internet services, the server has no way to know whether the URL or domain name was used!
* Teaching kids about domain names and their funtionalities and features should highlight the overuse of the wen and the fact that there are far more web sites than servers.
* They need to know that the hypertext transfer protocol or what they call HTTP specifically needs the client to spell out to the server which name is being used, URL or domain.
* They need to know that one server with one IP address can provide different sites for different domain names and that this feature is refered to as virtual hosting.
* The little ones and first time users also need to know that when a request is made, the data corresponding to the host name requested for is instantly served to the user.

Teaching kids about domain names and expired domains and their funtionalities and features should include an understanding of the fact that within a particular TLD, the parties are free to select an unallocated domain name as their own. This is offered on a priority and first come first served basis. They need to know as part of the fundamentals that in the case of generic or commonly used names, the process may sometimes lead to the entering of a misspelt or inaccurate domain name that that could easily direct the whole intent in another direction. Children need to be taught the repercussions of entering a domain name which is inaccurate or misleading. They should also be aware of the problem that arises with regard to the control of domain names for a particular product or service that is generic in nature.

By way of illustration, teaching kids about domain names and expired domains and their funtionalities and features, there needs to be emphasis on the tremendous growth in the number and size of literary festivals observed around the world. Kids need to be aware that due to the rarity of one-word dot-com domain names, many unconventional domain names are currently gaining popularity and setting a trend. They should be taught that many online users make use of the top-level domains as an integral part of the dedicated web site's title. While teaching kids about domain names and their funtionalities and features, they should be made aware that unconventional domain names are also used to create unconventional email identities and addresses.

They should be aware of the business of marketing domain names and the characterizations adopted – the benefit behind the names being short and memorable, and the inclusion of words that are regularly searched for on search engines. They should memorize the mantra: Keywords help the domain name gain a higher ranking on search engines!