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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
The URL is the standard addressing system used to locate resources on the Internet. 
  • Example: http://www.gcccd.cc.ca.us/~jmusgrav/

    • This is the address of the starting page of the author's education site. 
  • http:// - indicates the type of information server 
  • www.gcccd.cc.ca.us.edu - domain name of server (Grossmont College) 
  • /~jmusgrav/ - names a specific location and page on that server 
  • Other Internet Protocols can be accessed using URLs: 
    • http:// = Web server 
    • gopher:// = Gopher Menu server 
    • ftp:// = File Transfer Protocol server 
    • telnet:// = telnet accessible database 
 
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