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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 |
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...................................................
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:
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