The World Wide Web

What are Domains?

Domains divide World Wide Web sites into categories based on the nature of their owner, and they form part of a site's address, or uniform resource locator (URL). Common top-level domains are: 

  •  .com—commercial enterprises 
  • .mil—military site 
  • .org—organization site (non-profits, etc.). 
  • .int—organizations established by international treaty 
  • .net—network  .biz—commercial and personal 
  • .edu—educational site (universities, schools, etc.) 
  • .info—commercial and personal 
  • .gov—government organizations 
  • .name—personal sites