Domain Names
A "domain" is part of the address for a
site. For example, yahoo.com is a domain and .com is a "top
level domain." It indicates the type of organization that mounted the site and can
help you determine something about the source of the information. For more
information see "What to
look for in a website."
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| Domain |
Description |
Example |
| .com |
U.S. commercial organization |
www.micron.com |
| .edu |
U.S. 4 year schools |
www.uidaho.edu |
| .org |
U.S. non-profit organization |
www.npr.org |
| .gov |
U.S. government |
www.whitehouse.gov |
| .net |
U.S. network infrastructure |
www.whitehouse.net |
| .mil |
U.S. military |
www.navy.mil |
| .state.id.us |
States (here Idaho) |
www.state.id.us |
| cc.id.us |
Community College (.cc) |
www.csi.cc.id.us |
| K12.id.us |
Public schools |
ww.sd281.k12.id.us |
| Country codes such as .ca (Canada), .uk
(United Kingdom) |
Sites from non-U.S countries |
www.psych.ubc.ca |
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