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 . ohiou . e d u / registrar / registration . h t m l

h t t p - type of Internet connection, hypertext transfer protocol
w w w - the world wide web: that part of Internet upon which you are currently traveling
ohiou - Ohio University is the designated name for the server(s) upon which the site sits
e d u - Called a domain name, it indicates that OU is an educational institution
registrar - directory or folder name on OU's server where page resides
registration - page name
h t m l - type of file language used to construct page, in this case hypertext mark-up language

 

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