2007-01-11 06:06:00 · 3 answers · asked by marcyriggs03 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
It shows that the source is an educational institution, that's all. It doesn't say how good of an institution it is.
2007-01-11 06:09:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While any web URL can be forged, normally a .edu domain comes from a university. If you are asking about the legitimacy of information you find on a website with that domain, it depends on exactly where on the site you are. The same website may include scholarly research done by the college's professors (which would normally be very reliable), public relations information about the college itself (which will invariably slanted to make the school sound as good as possible), and personal pages created by the students (which may not be reliable at all).
2007-01-11 14:28:42 · answer #2 · answered by dmb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The extension at the end of a web address is intended to show the type of establishment that owns and publishes the domain.
.edu Educational organization (most US universities)
.k12 US school site (not all US schools use this)
.ac Academic institution (outside of US)
.sch School site (some schools outside of the US use this)
Some extensions may provide more reliable information than others, but there are no guarantees. Ones that may be more reliable are .edu, .gov, .k12. Ones to watch out for are .com, .org, .net. These domains can be purchased by anybody. This is not to say that sites with these extensions can never be trusted, but it is good to know whether you are on a commercial or special interest-type site if you are trying to access academic-type information.
2007-01-11 14:18:29 · answer #3 · answered by Jennifer P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋