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URLs are Uniform Resource Locators. Much like your mailing address has different parts to help the post office get your mail to the right house, URLs are the “address” for a specific web page. Like e-mail addresses, URLs are made of 3 basic parts
URLs are Uniform Resource Locators. Much like your mailing address has different parts to help the post office get your mail to the right house, URLs are the “address” for a specific web page. Like e-mail addresses, URLs are made of 3 basic parts
• The scheme
• The scheme
• The domain name
• The domain name
• Extra information (File Path, Parameters and Anchor)
• Extra information (File Path, Parameters and Anchor)
The Scheme
The Scheme
The Scheme tells your computer what type of address the web page has so your computer can connect properly. There are two major types of scheme
The Scheme tells your computer what type of address the web page has so your computer can connect properly. There are two major types of scheme
• http (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
• http (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
• https (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secured)
• https (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secured)
When accessing your banking information or transferring personal information, only use https websites so that your data is secured from being hacked.
When accessing your banking information or transferring personal information, only use https websites so that your data is secured from being hacked.
Domain Name
Domain Name
The domain name is the part of the URL that is easiest to recognize
The domain name is the part of the URL that is easiest to recognize
In the website, "www.gcflearnfree.org"...
In the website, "www.gcflearnfree.org"...
Each part of the domain name gives you more information.
Each part of the domain name gives you more information.
• WWW means World Wide Web
• WWW means World Wide Web
• gcflearnfree is the name of the company
• gcflearnfree is the name of the company
• .org means the site is owned by an organization
• .org means the site is owned by an organization
Extra Information in the URL
Extra Information in the URL
The URL can also contain extra information after the domain name. This information is extra details about the content of the website you are viewing. It can include
The URL can also contain extra information after the domain name. This information is extra details about the content of the website you are viewing. It can include
• / File path (this tells you which part of a website you are viewing)
• / File path (this tells you which part of a website you are viewing)
o https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/index-en.aspx
o https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/index-en.aspx
• ? Parameters (this information is crucial to your computer but not to you—usually in YouTube or Google pages)
• ? Parameters (this information is crucial to your computer but not to you—usually in YouTube or Google pages)
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrln8nyVBLU
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrln8nyVBLU
• # Anchor (tells your computer which part of a web page to open)
• # Anchor (tells your computer which part of a web page to open)
o https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Burrito#Breakfast_burrito
o https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Burrito#Breakfast_burrito
All this information is quite complicated but it can help you figure out if a website is safe and if the information on the website can be trusted.
All this information is quite complicated but it can help you figure out if a website is safe and if the information on the website can be trusted.
A website has a home page. The home page is where you start navigating a website. It is the starting point for a website. The home page will have links to the rest of the website.
A website has a home page. The home page is where you start navigating a website. It is the starting point for a website. The home page will have links to the rest of the website.
Sometimes (usually when a website has lots of different links) you might want to go back to the homepage to start over exploring a website.
Sometimes (usually when a website has lots of different links) you might want to go back to the homepage to start over exploring a website.
To get back to the homepage, look for a button that says "Home". Sometimes, the banner is a link back to the homepage. On our TLG website, the TLG logo is also a link back to the homepage.
To get back to the homepage, look for a button that says "Home". Sometimes, the banner is a link back to the homepage. On our TLG website, the TLG logo is also a link back to the homepage.
A hyperlink is a link to a webpage. The webpage in the picture has a number of different hyperlinks.
A hyperlink is a link to a webpage. The webpage in the picture has a number of different hyperlinks.
As you can see, they are all the same in that they are underlined and blue. When you click on a hyperlink, it changes colours and then opens in a new tab.
As you can see, they are all the same in that they are underlined and blue. When you click on a hyperlink, it changes colours and then opens in a new tab.
Sometimes, a website has advertising banners on their website that helps to pay for its costs.
Sometimes, a website has advertising banners on their website that helps to pay for its costs.
You can click on the banner and it will take you away from the website that you are looking at to the home page of the advertiser's website.
You can click on the banner and it will take you away from the website that you are looking at to the home page of the advertiser's website.
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