Every Web page, and every document
on the Web has a unique address (URL). An example of a typical
web site address is
http://www.school.za/news/pr/index.htm
Let's have a closer
look:
| http:// |
www. |
school. |
za/ |
news/ |
pr/ |
index.htm |
| protocol |
web
server name
left out sometimes |
organisation
name
(SchoolNet in
this case) |
country |
folder |
sub-folder |
file
name |
| |
...................................................
server domain
name |
.................................................
file and folders
on the server |
Protocol
Indicates which convention a browser will use to access
the Net. http stands for a Web site, ftp
for FTP sites, gopher for gopher sites and file
for a file on your computer.
Server Domain Name
Typically refers to a physical machine. In URLs for Web
sites, this portion usually, but not always, begins with
www. For an explanation
of the country codes and classifications often used in the
USA, see the explanation of the e-mail address.
Folder
This part points to specific folders on the Web server where
a document is stored. Forward slashes are used to separate
directories.
File name
This refers to an HTML document (a document written
especially for the Web) and it typically ends in .htm
or .html
Some examples of the other sites:
Now I bet you want to learn
how to search for information that you really want!!
