Think it through together · A little story
A girl circles the last part of a domain name: com, cn, org. These are like categories near the top of a directory.
Lay out the process
- Read from the rightTop-level domain
- Move leftThe next level of the name
- Full domain nameThe parts work together to identify a name
Domain names are organized in levels. Common endings on the far right, such as com, org, and cn, are top-level domains.
There are generic top-level domains and country-code top-level domains. A name’s historical purpose does not always strictly match what a website contains today.
To identify a website, look at the complete domain name and its source. Do not judge by the final label alone.
Your turn to try
An unfamiliar .org website asks you to share a verification code. Is the suffix alone enough reason to trust it?
Have you thought it through? Open for an explanation
No. The suffix does not prove that the request is reasonable. Never share a verification code just because of it. Check through an official source and ask a parent for help.
Take away one discovery
Domain names are organized in levels. Common endings on the far right, such as .com, .org, and .cn, are top-level domains.
Try covering the diagram above and explaining each step to someone in your family. If one step is hard to explain, go back and look at that card again.