Explanation of the URL

Latest update on January 26, 2010 at 03:45 AM by jak58 .

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Domain Name
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Explanation of the URL

URL: Uniform Resource Locator

Principle

Consider a simple example: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl

This URL is broken into four parts:

HTTP : communication protocol
:// : Separator
www: World Wide Web
Google:The site name
com: domain name .com for commercial.

In summary the Google site uses the http communication protocol an the .com domain namem (commercial).

Domain Name

Here is the master list of domain names popular

com: Commercial
fr: French Area
tn: Tunisia Area
net: Network Managers
info: Information Services
org: nonprofit organizations
biz: business area
eu: European Union
ma: Moroccan Domain.

There are many other domains that will encounter.

Protocol

Some communication protocols visible on a link or URL:

http: communication protocol client-server
ftp: File Transfer Protocol
POP: protocol for retrieving email located on a server.
TCP: reliable transport protocol in connected mode.

Well sure there are a very long list, but those protocols are the most frequently encountered.

Thanks to le petit marocain for this tip.

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