Most Internet sites have, or are part of, a domain. The name of that domain provides the location of a particular computer, the address of where it 'lives' on the Internet.
An imaginary web site has a domain name of:
example-site-name.com.au
This address is decoded by reading from right to left.
The au in the domain name indicates this is an Australian Internet site. The Net uses standard country codes:
| uk | United Kingdom | |
| de | Germany | |
| None | USA or Global |
The com part of the address designates example-site-name as a commercial or business organisation. This is also part of an international standard.
| edu | Educational Institutions | |
| gov | Government Bodies | |
| mil | Military Defence Forces | |
| org | Non-Profit or Community Groups | |
| net | Networks |
The final component of the address is the name of the organisation, in this case example-site-name.
Put them all together and you have got... example-site-name.com.au