What are Top Level Domains? Who is ICANN?
Addresses are used to direct traffic on the Internet gateway. These are called top level domains. Like drawers in a filing cabinet, the top level domains direct you to a particular type of user. .Com was created for communications, but is also used by companies. .Net was created for use by networks. .Org was created for use by non-profit organizations. .Gov was created for use by the Government. .Edu was created for use by educational institutions. As the internet became crowded, ICANN approved the use of two new top level domains: .Biz and .Info. .Biz was created solely for use by business. .Info was created for use by the growing demand for websites dedicated for informational purposes. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the non-profit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions previously performed und
