What is a URL? - know where you are going on the web

A URL is the unique address assigned to each page on the Internet.

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator

If you break down the parts of a URL, it tells you

http://www.stjosephsea.org/library/url6.htm

http://
www.stjosephsea.org/
library/
url6.htm
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protocol
domain name
directory
web page
 
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or path
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www
homepage
or
name of site
domain type
title
of the
page
type

http://library.stjosephsea.org/url6.htm


http = hypertext transfer protocol
ILC Glossary of Internet Terms http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html

Domain types
Document types
.biz (business)
.aspx
(Active Server Page Framework)
.com (commercial)
.au or .wav (audio)
.edu (educatonal/university)
.gif or .jpeg (picture)
.gov (government)
.htm or .html
(hypertext markup language)
.mil (military)
.mpeg (video)
.net ( internet/network)
.pdf (portable document format)
readable only
.org (non profit organization)
.ppt (powerpoint)
country abbreviation (.ca, .au, .uk, nz) map
tilda ~ (personal page)

Here are some URLs, can you tell what they are??

 
Name of site
Web page hit
http://www.cnn.com  
http://www.washington.edu/  
http://www.lib.washington.edu  
http://www.math.washington.edu/~warfield/  
http://access.wa.gov  
http://access.wa.gov/visiting/washingtonmaps.aspx  
http://www.zoo.org  

http://www.zoo.org/factsheets/facts.html

  
http://nationalzoo.si.edu  

http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/etp/
ETP = Exploring the Planets
CEPS = Center for Earth and Planetary Studies
NASM = National Air and Space Museum

  

The URL main address - domain name -- valid web sites URL should match and explain

Here are some of the hoax or bogus sites

1.http://www.brookview.karoo.net/Stick_Insects/

from the URLWhat is the web page?What is the domain/homepage?
Name ?  
2. http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
 
from the URLWhat is the web page?What is the domain/homepage?
Name ?  

3. http://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/fisher/

from the URLWhat is the web page?What is the domain/homepage?
Name ?  

EXCEPT

5. http://www.dhmo.org/

6. http://www.ovaprima.org/

Bibliography
Author(last name first). "Title of article." Title of site. Access date. URL address

Smith, Joe. The Amazing World of Animals. 10/20/2002. http://www.amazinganimals.com

"The Planets." Astronomy for Kids. http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/planets/planets.htm