COMPUTER+CLASS+SITE+ADDRESS+INFORMATION

** What is a URL? **
URL stands for universal resource locator. It is a key to getting where you want to go on the internet. This is what a typical URL looks like [|http://www.thisplace.com]

[|http://www.means] "HyperText Transport Protocol://WorldWideWeb." It is a shorthand term to describe the way the web moves information throughout the networks and around the world. These can be: www located on the world Wide Web gopher located on the gopher server news located on a Usenet news group ftp located on an FTP server

Next, comes the name of the site you want to visit, such as "thisplace." This tells the internet the exact page you want. And, finally, comes the domain name, which gives you a clue as to what type of organization it is: edu U.S. educational institution com commercial organization .org non-profit organization .gov government organization

The most common reason for a URL to fail is a typo. Look closely and see if anything is misspelled. A URL cannot contain blank spaces. URL's are case sensitive, so make sure that you correctly type the letters that are supposed to be capitalized and the letters that are supposed to be lowercase. The URL should end either witha domain name or wiyh a file name.
 * URL Problems**

It is common to recieve the error message "404, File Not Found." This means the web server could not find a file matching that URL. Make sure you typed the URL correctly. Try agin later- the file could be a popular site and you're getting a "busy signal." But it could also mean that this URL doesn't even exist anymore.

Created By: Amal Ali 11/3/08