.jp

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was .jp built?1986
2. What is the location?East Asia, an archipelago nation in the Pacific Ocean
3. What is the administrator?Japan Registry Services (JPRS)
4. What is the ".jp" internet code?.jp is Japan's special internet address that shows a website belongs to Japan. It helps people know the site is from Japan.
5. Why did Japan create the ".jp" code in 1986?It was made to give Japan its own online identity and make it easier to find Japanese websites. It helped Japan join the growing internet world.

Country Code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD): A two-letter internet domain suffix assigned to a country, indicating its geographical and political affiliation.
Japan Registry Services (JPRS): The official registry responsible for the administration and management of the .jp domain name system.
Domain Name System (DNS): The hierarchical and decentralized naming system used to identify computers and resources connected to the Internet.