Five W's of Cyberspace

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.gov	In the US, .gov applies to federal departments. In Canada, provincial governments use .gov followed by a provincial abbreviation and .ca.
.gc	The federal government in Canada uses .gc in its domain name and in the domain names of many of its departments, such as Industry Canada and Canadian Heritage. However, some departments like Agriculture Canada, at www.agri.ca, opt for just a .ca.
.ca	Schools, educational organizations, libraries, museums and some government departments may be registered under a 2-digit country of origin code, such as .ca, .uk or .au.
.edu	The United States originally created .edu to indicate American colleges and universities offering 4-year degree programs. Most Canadian universities tend to use .ca.
.org .com .net	Back in the early days of the Web: .org indicated a wide assortment of groups, including non-profit organizations; .com indicated commercial organizations; and .net was intended for organizations directly involved in Internet operations, such as Internet service providers. Now, anyone can apply for, and use, these letters in their domain names. For example, the Web site for the YWCA in Calgary, ends with .com, in Vancouver, it ends with .org, and in Montreal, .ca!

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