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Detail Information
Domain Names |
| In order to be well-defined on the Internet every computer which can be reached via Internet is endowed with a numeric address (e.g. the order of numbers 88.80.201.17 for a safog.com web-server). Numeric addresses, also called IP-addresses (with IP being the abbreviation of "Internet Protocol"), are the "house numbers" of computers. |
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Humans, however, prefer names, and for this very reason a system has been developed which allows matching computers with logical names. The so-called domain-name-system had been created, a clear and logical global name structure which allocates a hierarchically structured name to every computer connected with the Internet. |
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Generic Domain Names |
| Generic domains are used to label computers as regards subject matter. They indicate to which group of Internet users the respective institution or company belongs. |
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Geographic Domain Names |
| Geographic domain names are used to identify the position of a computer, i.e. the country where it is to be found. They inform about which nationality the respective institution or company offering the service belongs to. |
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Some of these geographic domain names may also be "abused" in a way to achieve a specific denomination (.am -> AM-radio, .bz -> business, .cc -> substitute for .com, .fm -> FM-radio, .nu -> new, .tv -> television, .vu -> view, .ws –> website, …) |
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