Difference between revisions of "Glossary/URL"
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** '''http://'''www.example.com/folder/file.txt | ** '''http://'''www.example.com/folder/file.txt | ||
* the {{def|Domain Name|domain name}} or computer name, | * the {{def|Domain Name|domain name}} or computer name, | ||
Revision as of 00:28, 7 January 2011
A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is an address that points to where a file can be found on the Web.
A URL consists of:
- the protocol
- http://www.example.com/folder/file.txt
- the domain name or computer name,
- http://www.example.com/folder/file.txt
- the file's directory(ies),
- http://www.example.com/folder/file.txt
- and the file's name.
- http://www.example.com/folder/file.txt