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Browsing the Internet. What is a URL?. What is a URL?. URL stands for – Uniform Resource Locator Parts of a URL include:. Top Level Domain. Domain. Subdomain. http://www.meissner.ca/. Protocol. Domain Name. All of this together is called a URL. Top Level Domains.
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Browsing the Internet What is a URL?
What is a URL? URL stands for – Uniform Resource Locator Parts of a URL include: Top Level Domain Domain Subdomain http://www.meissner.ca/ Protocol Domain Name • All of this together is called a URL
Top Level Domains • Top Level Domains (TLDs) are Now Plentiful • Help Organize the internet • Original TLDs included • .com (For commerce) • .info (Information) • .net (Network Infrastructure) • .edu (Schools) • .gov (Government • .org (Not for Profit)
Top Level Domains • Countries also have TLDs • .ca Canada • .us USA • .ruRussia • TLDs ranked http://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/top_level_domain/all