Every Web page, and every document on the Web has a unique address (URL). An example of a typical website address is

http://www.schoolnet.org.za/news/pr/index.htm

    

Let's have a closer look:

http://	www.	school.	za/	news/	pr/	index.htm
protocol	web server name left out sometimes	organisation name (SchoolNet in this case)	country	folder	sub-folder	file name
	................................................... server    domain     name			................................................. file and folders on the server

Protocol
Indicates which convention a browser will use to access the Net. http stands for a website, ftp for FTP sites, gopher for gopher sites and file for a file on your computer.

Server Domain Name
Typically refers to a physical machine. In URLs for Web sites, this portion usually, but not always, begins with www. For an explanation of the country codes and classifications often used in the USA, see the explanation of the e-mail address.

Folder
This part points to specific folders on the Web server where a document is stored. Forward slashes are used to separate directories.

File name
This refers to an HTML document (a document written especially for the Web) and it typically ends in .htm or .html

Some examples of the other sites:

 
Now I bet you want to learn how to search for information that you really want!!