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It is common today to see Web
addresses (or URLs) everywhere. Even your favourite candy bar likely has
a Web address to the manufacturer. And just like a mailing address, a
Web address has specific pieces that need to be there in order for your
browser's request for data to reach the right location. Let's examine
the Web address for Velsoft piece by piece:
http://www.velsoft.com/index.html
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http://www. |
This section is referred
to as the Protocol section. The “http” denotes Hyper Text
Transfer Protocol and the “www” stands for “World Wide Web”.
Most web browsers assume you are going to be using the HTTP
protocol over the Web regardless, so you can usually leave the
http:// off. |
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velsoft.com |
This is the Domain Name.
The domain name is a reference to the individual or organization
that owns the Web site; in this case Velsoft. The “.com”
extension indicates that Velsoft is a company. |
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/index |
This is referred to as a
Resource. A resource can reference a folder, disk drive, network
location, or some other separate resource which contains data
accessible through the Internet. |
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.html |
This last section is
referred to as the Extension. Every file has some type of
extension; the “.html” indicates the requested document is a
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol document. |
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