Understanding Web Page Addresses
Let’s begin by examining that strange creature, the World Wide Web address, officially known as a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). A web page’s address usually takes the following form:
http://host.domain/directory/file.name
• host.domain—The domain name of the host computer where the page resides.
• directory—The host computer directory that contains the page.
• file.name—The page’s filename. Note that most web pages use the extensions .html
and .htm
.
Here are some notes about URLs:
• The http part of the URL signifies that HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the TCP/IP protocol to use for communication between the web browser and the web server. HTTP is the protocol for standard web pages. Other common protocols ...
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