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  • A Web address is the uniform resource locator (URL) for a file on the Internet. It is the information that is typed into a Web browser's address bar or embedded in Web pages as hypertext links. The Web address includes the protocol prefix, domain name, subdirectory name and file name. It can also include a port number. However, most Web addresses use port 80 as the default port and it is not explicitly written in the address. To access the home page of a website, you only need to type the protocol and the domain name.

    Full Address

    The full Web address for a fictional Web page would look like: "http://www.example.com/computers/personal.html."

    Protocol

    The first part of the Web address is the protocol that is to be used. For a Web page, the protocol is "http." For an FTP site, the protocol is "ftp."

    Domain Name

    The second part of the Web address is the domain name. The domain name will look like: "www.example.com/."

    Subdirectory Name

    Websites are often separated into subdirectories for ease of navigation. The subdirectory name will come directly after the domain name: "computers/."

    File

    The file is the final part of the Web address. The file section will often end in .html, php or asp. The example file name would be "personal.html."

    Source:

    PC Magazine

    PC Magazine

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