1. Domain Name Online Learning

2. Domain The core of your online identity The Address we use for a website Unique, one of a kind Has two or more parts  Top Level Domain (TLD)  Second Level Domain (DNS)

3. Top Level Domain (TLD) Comes at the end of a Domain.com.edu.org.net

4. Second Level Domain Also known as “Domain Name System” (DNS) Name of website Example: www.grps.orgwww.grps.org “grps” = Second Level “.org” = Top Level

5. Domains  Based on who put the web page up  Who is responsible for it can tell you about the quality of the information

6. .com Commercial-Businesses (put up to make money, only information to benefit them) Nike.com Dodge.com Apple.com

7. .org Organizations-usually charities, non-profits, professional organizations (usually to give information about them, can be biased towards cause) American Institute of Certified Public Accountants American Institute of Certified Public Accountants People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): The animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): The animal rights organization

8. .edu Educational institutions (Reliable for research) Western Michigan University MCC HomeHome

9. .gov Government page (Could be reliable) http://www.irs.gov/ http://www.muskegon-mi.gov/

10. .net Internet providers, organizations (Similar to.com) HOME - Comcast.net