The document discusses internet domain names and top-level domains, noting that .com, .net, and .org are general top-level domains that can be used by anyone to establish a commercial, network, or miscellaneous organizational presence online. It also identifies .edu, .gov, and .mil as sponsored top-level domains for educational, US government, and US military sites and stresses that anyone can publish information online, so it is important to verify information from multiple credible sources.
2. What does the ‘dot com’ mean? Before we talk about the ‘dot com’ you need to understand the anatomy of a web address. (I will be inserting a Jing video here to explain the parts of a web address)
3. Internet domain name system is used world wide and are also known as top-level domains There are seven general top level domains we will focus on the common ones you will see . com = commercial .net = networks .org = miscellaneous organizations All of these domains can be used be anybody.
4. There are 13 sponsored top level domains below are the ones you will see most: .edu= Educational .gov= United States Government .mil = United States Military To view all top level domains visit New World Encyclopedia at http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains
5. Why is this information important to know? You need to know that anybody can put information on the Internet. You need to know that not everything you see on the Internet is correct information. You need to know that there is many bad places on the Internet. Remember anybody can and does put information on the Internet.
6. What you need to do… When searching for information on the Internet find at least three of four creditable sources with the same information. Look for information on trust worthy sites that end in .edu, .gov, or .org. You can trust .com sites but remember to verify the information with other sites or books.
