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What Do All Those Letters Mean

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How Do You Evaluate Websites?

What do all those letters mean in the URL?

http:	One of the computer languages spoken over the Internet to transmit data
www	Way of accessing information over the medium of the Internet
kidshealth	Domain name of institution posting the website
.org	Extension tells you what type of institution is posting the information. See below
parent/medical/etc.	Names of folders strictly for web design purposes

What do the extensions mean?

.com	Commercial	Purpose is to sell you something
.gov	US Government Site	Quality information but may have the Presidents' point of view
.edu	Education	College level in US (usually written at college level)
.ac	Academic	College level outside US (usually written at college level)
.net	Network	Could be any computer network but similar to .com
.org	Non-profit organization	You should be aware of the organization’s intentions
.mil	Military	Any branch of US armed forces
.uk	United Kingdom	Foreign countries usually have their own initials’ code Click here for more Internet Country Codes

To find out more about the institution posting the website, truncate (cutoff) the URL to the extension.

What words should I stay away from in a website URL?

k12..us ending signifying a public school system, plus the state and country - could be postings by elementary school

grades

thinkquest information for students by students

blogger blogs may be biased, depending on the author, and not good research sources

wordpress

google.sites These are all personal sites posted for free by individuals who may have no expertise in the subject you are researching.