FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

WEB BROWSERS TECHNOLOGY

WORLD WIDE WEB

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A web page address is called a/an
A
universal code locator
B
uniform resource locator
C
universal resource system
D
hypertext protocol
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a unique identifier used to locate a resource on the Internet. It is also referred to as a web address. URLs consist of multiple parts–including a protocol and domain name–that tell a web browser how and where to retrieve a resource.

Detailed explanation-2: -The web address contains information about the location of the webpage. It is also known as the URL (uniform resource locator).

Detailed explanation-3: -A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a specific type of URI (Universal Resource Identifier). A URL normally locates an existing resource on the Internet.

Detailed explanation-4: -Expert-Verified Answer A Uniform Resource Locator (URL), colloquially termed a web address, is a reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it.

Detailed explanation-5: -The main difference between both identifiers is that a URN specifies only a resource’s name, while a URL needs the accessing technique or protocols to retrieve the resource’s location. In short, all URLs are URIs, but not all URIs are URLs.

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