Top-level Domains

The ending of the domain name (top-level) tells you what type of site the domain should be. The part before the ending is called the second-level, and this is what you may register (for .com, .org, or .net) if you wish to establish a unique web address. Sometimes another name precedes the second level domain to identify a particular server for the organization, such as icampus.mit.edu  A registrant must verify identity to register a .gov, .mil, or .edu second level domain.  Following are common top-level domains (TLD) and what they stand for:

Six common higher level domains: com - commercial org - non-profit organization  gov - U. S. government  net - network service mil - U.S. military edu - education (4-year college)

Geographical domains include: us - United States ca - Canada jp - Japan uk - United Kingdom

To find the owner of a secondary (the name that precedes the TLD) .com, .net, .org and other domain names or to see if a name is available to register see directNIC-WhoIs  http://www.directnic.com/whois/

For a complete listing of geographical domains see the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority database: http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-whois.htm

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