2. WHAT IS WEB ADDRESSES?
The web address contains information about the location of the webpage.
It is also known as the URL (uniform resource locator).
Like the address for your home, a web address organizes information about
a webpage's location in a predictable way.
This is how to break down the information using the following URL as an
example:
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/11-697_d1o2.pdf
4. NETWORK
This is a set of connected webpages.
The address for the network is
typically the same as the homepage
of a website. Under that website will
be a variety of webpages. The last
part of the network address is the top
level domain name.
From the
example: www.supremecourt.gov is
the network section of the URL, and
the top level domain is .gov.
5. TOP LEVEL DOMAIN
This indicates the type of network,
and can give you clues about the
purpose/owners of a website.
Websites based outside of the United
States will often include a country
code as part of the domain (e.g. .uk,
.ca, .ng, etc.)
8. FOLDERS & SUBFOLDERS
Just like on your personal computer,
a website may have a variety of
folders and subfolders to organize all
of the content on the website.
The example on the left side has a
folder called opinions that contains a
subfolder of PDF documents from
2012 called 12pdf.
9. FILE NAME
The last part of a web address gives
the name of the individual file that
displays when you go to that
address. Web address often end with
the file name .htm or .html, which
indicates that you are looking at a
regular webpage.
The example address from the left
side has the file name 11-
697_d1o2.pdf. Because the file name
ends with .pdf, it will display a PDF
document.
