U R Ls
Every Web page has its own address called a Uniform Resource
Locator (U R L). Much like the address on an envelope with a name, street
address, city, state, and zip code, each part of a U R L provides information
about the Web page.
Here is a sample U R L and descriptions of its components.
http://www.subysb.edu/library/index.html
h t t p
type of Internet connection, hypertext transfer protocol |
w w w
host computer/server name |
sunysb
Stony Brook University is the second-level domain name |
e d u
top-level domain name |
library
directory name |
h t m l
type of file, hypertext mark-up language |
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