Every Internet address has several parts. Here is an address for the World Wide Web, the part of the Internet that contains words, pictures and sounds.
This is a complete address, called the URL (which stands for Universal Resource Locator).
http://
HyperText Transfer Protocol is a language that computers on the Internet use to communicate with each other.
www.
This shows that the address is part of the World Wide Web.
the-dma.org
This is the domain name, often the name or abbreviation of a company or group.
.org
This three-letter section at the end of the domain name usually indicates the type of site. For example,
- ".org" is a non-profit organization
- ".com" usually is a commercial or profit-making company
- ".gov" is a government agency
- ".edu" is an educational institution
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