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 / registrar / registration . h
t m l
h t t p -
type of Internet connection, hypertext transfer protocol |
w w w -
host
computer/server name |
wmich -
Western
Michigan University is the second-level domain name |
e d u -
top-level
domain name |
registrar -
directory name |
registration
- page name |
h t m l -
type of file, hypertext mark-up language |
|