2006-07-21 02:53:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
.com Pronounced "dot com." A top-level domain name used for commercial Internet sites in the United States. represents the word "commercial," and is the most widely used extension in the world. Most businesses prefer a .com domain name because it is a highly recognized symbol for having a business presence on the Internet.
.net A top-level domain name used for Internet administrative sites in the United States. represents the word "network," and is most commonly used by Internet service providers, Web-hosting companies or other businesses that are directly involved in the infrastructure of the Internet. Additionally, some businesses choose domain names with a .net extension for their intranet Websites.
2006-07-21 03:03:59 · answer #1 · answered by Devil M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the Internet was original set up, there were several catagories of web site created.
.com = commercial
.net = network
.gov = goverment
.mil = military
.edu = educational institution
.org = non profit organization
As one has enforced the names, a commercial business could register as a .org or a .edu and nobody would stop them. So the names dont' always mean what they should.
So a .com should be a commercial website, while a .net should be a network (such as a company Intranet).
2006-07-21 02:55:57 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are different top level domains. Some others of note are .edu and .gov
2006-07-21 02:58:24 · answer #3 · answered by DL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.com represents COMPANY
.net represent NETWORK
2006-07-21 02:59:06 · answer #4 · answered by bigbird1427 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Peanut said.
2006-07-21 02:56:32 · answer #5 · answered by windrunner023 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.com-commercial
.net-network
2006-07-21 02:56:12 · answer #6 · answered by ♥mcmanda♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋