Domain Names

A unique name that identifies a web site and serves as an address used to access the website.

• Website title
• URL path
• Domain name
• Web address

Letters used at the end of a domain name to identify the type of website it represents.

• domain suffix

• domain name

• .k12

• .org

A code of numbers seperated by three dots that identifies a particular device and is used to connect to the internet.

• IP address
• URL

• Domain duffix

• MAC address

Commercial - the "main" suffix domain currently used by all types of organizations.

• .com
• .org
• .net
• .ac

Organization - for use by non-profit organizations like the Red Cross

• .edu

• .gov

• .org

• .sch

Network - for use by domains pointing to a distributed network of computers, or "umbrella" sites.

• domain suffix

• .biz

• .us

• .net

International organizations - this suffix is strictly limited to organizations with a treaty between to nations.

• .co

• .int

• .mil

• .us

Education - limited to specific educational institutions within the U.S.

• .sch

• .ac

• .edu

• .biz

Government - limited to United States governmental agencies including state, county, and local agencies.

• .mil

• .us

• IP address

• .gov

United States of America

• .us

• .k12

• .gov

• .com