An Analysis of Leading Top Level Domains and Their Uses

This assignment provides an analysis of seven leading top-level domains: .com, .org, .biz, .edu, .net, .int, and .arpa. It details the administration, purpose, and typical usage of each domain. The .com domain, administered by Verisign, is widely used for commercial entities. The .org domain, administered by the Public Interest Registry, is mainly used by non-profit organizations. The .biz domain, administered by NeuLevel, is for business use. The .edu domain is specifically for higher education institutions, administered by Educause. The .net domain, administered by Verisign, was originally intended for network-related entities. The .int domain is for international organizations, managed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Finally, the .arpa domain is used for Internet infrastructure, originally assigned to the Advanced Research Projects Agency. The assignment includes references to relevant sources.

Running head: 7 TOP LEADING DOMAIN
7 TOP LEADING DOMAIN
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The 7 leading top level domain names are as follows: -
.com .org, .biz, .edu, .net, .int and .arpa
.com:
google.com
This has a commercial entity. The administrator of .com is Virisign. This is an open TLD
(Larsen 2015). Despite the fact that this domain was initially used for busienss domain, at this
point of time all types of entities are using this TDL.
.org:
mozilla.org
This has an organizational entity. The administration is Public Interest Registry. This is
also an open TLD (Mahler 2019). Each and every person can register to this domain. This
domain was primarily created by non profit making organizations
.biz:
paint.biz
It is a generic top level domain. Registry is done by Neulevel and it is seen that 90% of
the total is owned by Neustar. Registration is under question in case he/ she is non bona-fide.
.edu:
stanford.edu
It has an education entity. The administrator is Educause. .edu TDL is specified for
higher educational organizations and also extend to the likes of trade schools and universities.

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.net:
csdn.net
It has network entity. Verisign is the administrator. It is an open network but was
intended to be used by the domains of distributed network or network of computers or umbrella
sites.
.int:
nato.int
It has international organizations entity. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is the
authorized body. This TDL is strictly limited to those organizations who endorse treaty among
two nations.
.arpa:
.arpa Zone File
It has Address and Routing Parameter Area entity. It was initially assigned to Advances
research project agency. However it is available for Internet infrastructure TLD.

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References
Larsen, W. (2015). A" Stern" Look at the Property Status of Top-Level Domains. The University
of Chicago Law Review, 82(3), 1457-1509.
Mahler, T. (2019). Generic Top-level Domains: A Study of Transnational Private Regulation.
Edward Elgar Publishing.