Finally, when evaluating web sites, a quick glance of the site’s domain may be informative. Some common examples are:
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.com or .net |
Commercial site |
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.edu |
Educational institution |
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.gov |
Government site |
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.org |
Non-profit organization |
In addition the two-character top-level domains can indicate the country of origin. Some examples are:
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.us |
United States |
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.uk |
United Kingdom |
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.au |
Australia |
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.jp |
Japan |
For more information about top-level domains see the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority at http://www.iana.org/. You will find a listing of the top-level domains (TLD) for countries there as well.