Parts of a URLwww.k12science.org/cyberteacher/index.html

Domain Name

Types of Domain Names
.com - Commercial

.edu - Educational
.org - Organization
.gov - Government
.net - Networking
.us, .uk - Specific country
others (.ws, .mil, etc.)

cyberteacher Folder

index.html File

• Similar in Concept to a Mailing Address, i.e. tells your Computer How to Locate the Web Page on the Internet

• URLs Are Case Sensitive and Must Be Entered in Exactly As They Appear

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