.mo

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. Who wrote .mo?Macau Internet Information Centre (part of the University of Macau)
2. What is the internet country code top-level domain?.mo
3. What is the introduced?September 17, 1992
4. Why does Macau have its own .mo internet address?Macau has its own .mo address so it can show its own online identity, separate from mainland China (.cn) and Hong Kong (.hk). It helps Macau keep its own digital rules and grow its online business.
5. When did Macau get its .mo domain?Macau got its .mo domain on September 17, 1992, when the internet was just starting to grow worldwide.

Country Code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD): A two-letter internet suffix assigned to a country or territory, like .us for the United States or .jp for Japan.
Special Administrative Region (SAR): A region with a high degree of autonomy within a sovereign state, such as Macau and Hong Kong within China.
Digital Namespace: The unique set of names and identifiers used on the internet, managed through systems like domain names.
Internet Governance: The development and application of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and institutions that shape the behavior of actors in the global internet.