What is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL)?
A Uniform Resource Locator or URL is the “address” of a web page. The browser uses Internet addresses to locate the files needed to display the Web page on your computer. Every web page on every server in the world has its own unique URL. A web page may have more than one URL but a URL can only reference a single web page. A URL is a series of words, slashes, and “dots” which make up the Internet address. Most often, you will see URLs which begin with http:// which stands for hypertext transfer protocol. The HTTP in the URL tells the server that the browser is requesting a hypertext document. The rest of the URL contains information on the server’s domain, the directory to the file, and the name of the file to be displayed. Clues about where you are going and what type of file you are requesting can be gathered from the URL address. Some examples of popular URL endings include the following.
