Why are there so many Internet domains like .com .net .edu .org .gov?

• Mar 30, 2008

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Brody Swan

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I know that they have different meanings such as company, network, education, organisation and government. But afterall you still get an internet site.

 

• Mar 30, 2008

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zambookigirl

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Mar 28, 2008

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Serve different purposes and help people identify what they're looking at and gauge the reliability of a specific site

 

• Mar 30, 2008

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JeffreyF

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Here is the breakdown
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/num/domains.htm

there are many you probably haven't heard of.......