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.

h t t p : // w w w . wmich . e d u / r e g i s t r a t i o n.h t m l

http type of Internet connection, hypertext transfer protocol
www host computer/server name
wmich Western Michigan University is the second-level domain name
edu top-level domain name
registrar directory name
registration page name  
index html type of file, hypertext mark-up language

 

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