URL: Uniform Resource Locator

Examples:

http://www.library.csueastbay.edu/electronic_resources.htm

A = HyperText Transfer Protocol

B = Server Address

C = File Name

NOTE: Many file names end in html or htm, which is

HyperText Markup Language

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAMRCA/MAYAS.HTM

A = HyperText Transfer Protocol

B = Server Address

C = If introduced by a tilde (~), it’s often a personal page or assigned to a single entity, e.g. department

D = Sub-directory

E = File Name

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/inca/inca_culture.html

A = HyperText Transfer Protocol

B = Server Address

C = Sub-directory

D = File Name

Domain Names

A domain name is the server address, i.e., the computer on which the data resides, and can be grouped according to its ending.

Sample endings:

.edu U.S. Educational Institutions

.com U.S. Commercial Businesses

.gov U.S. Government

.org Non-profit Organizations

.mil U.S. Military

.net Network or Internet Service Providers

For other countries, it’s usually a two digit code, e.g.

.br Brazil

.ca Canada

.ch Switzerland

.cn People’s Republic of China

.de Germany

.za South Africa

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