FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

WEB BROWSERS TECHNOLOGY

WORLD WIDE WEB

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is meant by a Uniform Resource Locator (URL)?
A
A range of software and services that run on the internet rather than on your PC.
B
A company that provides access to the internet for business and individuals.
C
Where you pay a web hosting company to host your website on one of their servers.
D
Its the unique web address for every page on the internet.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Just as buildings and houses have a street address, webpages also have unique addresses to help people locate them. On the Internet, these addresses are called URLs (Uniform Resource Locators).

Detailed explanation-2: -type: It specifies the type of the server in which the file is located. address: It specifies the address or location of the internet server. path: It specifies the location of the file on the internet server.

Detailed explanation-3: -URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) are the Web site addresses you enter into the address bar of your browser. They contain the domain name of a site (such as facebook.com) and any directories and files that you’re trying to open.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Uniform Resource Locator, also referred to by its initials-URL–is the unique address used to identify a Web site. It is similar to a home address, used to identify someone’s mailing address.

Detailed explanation-5: -URL: Uniform Resource Locator URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It is the address of a resource, which can be a specific webpage or a file, on the internet. It is also known as web address when it is used with http. It was created in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee.

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