URL

Every Web page has its own address called a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Much like the address on an envelope with a name, street address, city, state, and zip code, each part of a URL provides information about the Web page. Below is a sample URL along with descriptions of its components.

http://www.wmich.edu/registrar/registration.html
h t t p - type of Internet connection, hypertext transfer protocol
w w w - host computer/server name
wmich - Western Michigan University is the second-level domain name
e d u - top-level domain name
registrar - directory name
registration - page or file name
h t m l - type of file, hypertext mark-up language

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