What’s in a domain name?

Is anyone in control of the Internet?

True or False ?

Search engines, like Google, can locate every page on the Web.

Search engines are the only tools available to search the Web.

Some search engines sell a guaranteed high page ranking in the search results.

True or False ?

Search engines can locate every page on the Web. FALSE.

Search engines are the only tools available to search the Web. FALSE

Some search engines sell a guaranteed high page ranking in the search results.

TRUE

The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the address of a resource, in this case, an Internet Web page. It is a set of instructions telling your browser not only how to accept the incoming data, but where to go to get it.

Host name

http://www.rutgers.edu

Type of resource Domain

.com (.biz) Commercial or business

.edu Education

.gov Government agency/organization .mil Military.net Internet service provider

.org Not-for-profit organization

Domain Name - the domain name also includes information that identifies the type of organization of the host site. (These examples are primarily U.S.)

.de Germany .uk United Kingdom .au Australia .pa Pennsylvania .nj New Jersey

The Internet is international, and some sites have chosen to adopt a domain that identifies its country or state of origin

How can I get a domain name?

Some domain names can be purchased easily and inexpensively:

Go to http://ask.com and type in the question, “how do I buy an internet address?”

ResultsResults

Which domain names are easy to purchase?What is the cheapest price you found?Can you fool someone into believing you are an

expert?

Why should I believe you?Evaluating information from Web sites.

•Authority and Accuracy - Who is the author(s); is the author an authority on the topic; is the information correct?

•Is the information from a trusted source?

•Can you verify information using an additional, trusted source? (other publications, known organizations or verification by a trusted person)

•Is there a verifiable “about” section?

•Who owns the domain name? http://www.whois.sc/

Evaluate a website Evaluate a website

1. Dihydrogen Monoxide in the Dairy Industry (http://www.dhmo.org/milk.html) 2. RYT Hospital (http://www.rythospital.com/) 3. CNN (http://www.cnn.com) 4. Medline PLUS (http://www.medlineplus.gov/) 5. Drug information online (http://www.drugs.com/) 6. Families Against Internet Censorship (http://www.netfamilies.org/) 7. The White House (http://www.whitehouse.org/ )