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| shareen 2001-08-05, 8:13 pm |
| ok,
I have now come across two different questions on the CIW practise exams and yes I agree the country names are top level domains but have a look at this coypied from the questions":
Correct answer is: ACDEG
Explanation:
Top-level domains divide domains into organizations, businesses, countries and other categories. .edu, .gov, and .int are used for educational institutions, government institutions and international organizations respectively. .mx is the country code for Mexico while .fr is the country code for France. .usa and .sci are not top-level domains.
Correct answer is: ABCD
Explanation:
Top-level domain names (TLD) are com, edu, gov, mil, org, net and int. int is rarely used. mx is a two-letter country code. Country codes can be used instead of TLD’s. According to Prosoft study material Country codes are not the same as top level domains.
Someone please explain this!!!! | |
| Webmaster 2001-08-05, 8:30 pm |
| This could be the case of Prosoft getting it wrong. However, if Prosoft materials say that Country level domains are not TLDs, then this is what you should answer on their exam. | |
| hacker 2001-08-05, 9:30 pm |
| Top Level Domains (TLDs) are divided into two basic groups:
(a) Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) simply identifies the general part of the domain name in an Internet address. It can either be "com" for "commercial," "mil" for "military," or;
(b) Country Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs), such as "cn" for China or "il" for Israel.
Both would still be TLDs. The 7 new additions .aero, .museum, .coop, etc, fall under the gTLD category.
What is important is to be able to differentiate between the two: .net, .com, .org, etc belong to the US, the rest, to the respective countries.
PS: BTW, ".int" is used for international treaties or databases.
Hope this helps. |
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