Computer services, namely, providing search engines for obtaining data on a global computer network A user connects to a web page and can enter a computer's numerical address on the global computer network (commonly known as an "IP address"), a computer's text name on a global computer network (commonly known as a "host name"), or a top level domain name on a global computer network (commonly known as a "domain name") The service manipulates the input in order to determine the top level "domain name" Based on the analysis of this top level "domain name" the system then determines which database to query (commonly known as a "who is" database) A query is then performed to the chosen database to retrieve the "domain name" registration information The results are then displayed on a web page for the user to review
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