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  Anatomy of a Web Address (URL) Place your cursor on the Red Squares above for explanations

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HyperText Transfer Protocol…Lets your browser know to expect a Web page (as opposed to an FTP or gopher site.)
 
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"Sub-domain" WWW is usually the name of the server used to house the Web pages
 
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"Unique domain" What an organization calls its net site
 
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A second "Unique domain" identifier for our consortium - SUPERNet
 
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A second "Unique domain" identifier for our consortium - SUPERNet
 
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"High-level domain" Tells you either the type or location of an organization.  Common HLDs:
.com = commercial
.edu = university
.gov = government
.uk = United Kingdom
.ru = Russia
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The name of the page you are viewing.  Most Home Pages begin with the name "default" and therefore does not need to be typed as the browswer will open this page automatically.
 
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Standard way to separate address elements on the net is with a "."  (No spaces allowed)
 
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The HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) file must have an "extension" of either .htm (for PC) or .html