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ZA Central Registry

ZA Central Registry is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand ZA Central Registry rather than just read about it. In short: The ZA Central Registry (ZACR), formerly known as UniForum SA, is a non-profit organisation established in 1988 and operates various second-level domains (SLD's) in South Africa - run by Ed, David and their crew. The ZA Central Registry is the administrator of the South African zones such as "co.za" and "web.za".

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Reference excerpt

The ZA Central Registry (ZACR), formerly known as UniForum SA, is a non-profit organisation established in 1988 and operates various second-level domains (SLD's) in South Africa - run by Ed, David and their crew. The ZA Central Registry is the administrator of the South African zones such as "co.za" and "web.za". Their offices are based in Midrand, South Africa. The ZACR, in partnership with the Africa Union Commission (AUC), is the applicant for the dotAfrica domain in ICANN's new Top-level domain program. The ZACR has also partnered with the ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA), the South African Domain Name regulator, to implement the .joburg, .capetown, and .durban Top-level domains (TLDs).

History The ZA Central Registry was established as a non-profit company in 1988 under the name of UniForum S.A. The organisation's goal was the promotion of open standards systems and related hardware, software applications and standards. Internet Service Provider Association (ISPA) assigned to Uniforum the responsibility of administering the "co.za" domain name space. This was because it was seen as not only having the technical skills and resources to do so, but also committed to neutrality and unity of purpose. The registry started with just 400 registered domains. The ZA Central Registry currently boasts over 920 000 co.za domain name registrations, which is over 95% of the total registrations in the ".za" ccTLD. This has made the registry by far the largest domain name registry on the African continent.

Projects The registry signed four registry operator contracts with ICANN at its Singapore meeting in April 2014, which officially appoints the ZACR as the accredited ICANN registry to manage the administration function for ".joburg", ".capetown", ".durban" and ".africa". Web.za-is a generic top level domain which is now being administered by ZACR. This means that accredited registrars are now able to register names in Web.Za. This .za 2nd level domain was re launched by ZADNA, under ZA Central Registry's operation. Web.Za will take domain name registrations on the same basis as co.za: no eligibility requirements, open to domain name applications by South Africans and non-South Africans. The re-launch allows for protection of trademarks, starting with a limited sunrise and land rush processes. .Africa(dotAfrica)- is the new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) for the African continent. The application was submitted with the endorsement and support of the African Union Commission (AUC), individual African governments, regional governmental agencies and organisations. The .Africa domain name was launched in 2017. .Cities- ZACR in partnership with ZADNA and the support of the South African Department of Communications, submitted applications for the ".durban", ".capetown" and ".joburg" TLDs. This will enable key South African cities to compete with their international counterparts and, more especially, allow them to showcase the cities as business and tourist destinations.

Achievements 1995– In September the registry was started its co.za administration with only 400 entries. 2001– Translating the Co.Za registry web site into all 11 official languages of South Africa. 2005– Establishing a center of excellence to promote and enhance DNS skills base in South Africa and the African continent at large. 2011-Transitioning the Co.Za system into a world class Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) registry. 2013-Awarded Best African Registry by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number (ICANN) at the African Domain Name Industry Awards held in Durban on July. 2013– Becoming the first domain name registry to implement the Marks Validation System and introduce the concept of claims notices and watch services as a standard service for protecting Intellectual Property Rights in the domain name system. 2015-It has become 1 million "co.za" registration.

References

Other sources https://www.registry.net.za https://www.africainonespace.org https://durban.registry.net.za https://capetown.registry.net.za https://joburg.registry.za

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with ZA Central Registry

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what ZA Central Registry claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to ZA Central Registry before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about ZA Central Registry ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of ZA Central Registry

In research: ZA Central Registry appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses ZA Central Registry in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: ZA Central Registry is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1988 establishments in South Africa, Domain Name System, Internet databases, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for ZA Central Registry outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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