Common URLs

URL: Common web address extensions

One of the most important things about using the World Wide Web is toknow your URL. U.R.L. stands for

http://www.microsoft.com
Which, spelled out is
HyperText Transfer Protocol://World Wide Web.Microsoft Corporation.Commerce

I want to sell you something. (http://www.telebrands.com)
I want to sell you something and educate you. (http://www.simmons.com/sleep.info/)
I want to persuade you (http://www.graham-assn.org)
I want to persuade you and educate you. (http://www.cancer.org )
I want to help you in your education. (http://www.csubak.edu )
I want to inform you of new information. These are usually government World Wide Web pages. (http://thomas.loc.gov)
I have something I just have to show you. (Individual’s home pages)

It is important to know the differences between the six, three letter extensions , the two letter international extensions, and the one purposed (but not currently in use) three letter extension, which describe what kind of web page you have found.

Three Letter Extension	Samples	Descriptions
.com	http://www.nabisco.com http://www.microsoft.com/homeessentials/encarta.htm http://www.marines.com (The business of enlistment.)	Commerce or Commercial
.org	http://www.graham-assn.org http://www.cancer.org	Non-Profit Organizations
.edu	http://www.csubak.edu/ http://www.harvard.edu	Education or Schools
.gov	http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html http://www.fbi.gov/	Government
.mil	http://www.army.mil http://www.usmc.mil	United States Military
.net	http://www.heat.net http://www.goshen.net/directory http://www.ten.net	Special Networks
.uk	.de = Deutschland or Germany .uk = United Kingdom or Britain .us = United States http://www.bcsd.k12.ca.us/ Backersfield City School District	2 Letter Country Extension (Used for countries other than the U.S.A.)
.xxx	http://www.cyberporn.xxx http://www.smut.xxx http://www.dirtymind.xxx	Pornographic Sites (Purposed for future use. They currently uses commerce extensions. )

Thanks to David Kosakowski and Dean DeVries for material on this page.