Uniform Resource Locator

A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a method for providing an intranet or internet address and comprises the following parts:

http://	A protocol.
dome.micromine.com/	A unique domain (site/server) name.
dome/	A directory name.
Mainframeset.htm	A filename.

A URL (for example  http://dome.micromine.com/dome/Mainframeset.htm) begins with a protocol A set of rules and standards that computers use to share information. name followed by a unique domain (site/server) name which usually identifies the organisation that owns the site. The suffix of the domain name identifies the nature of the organisation. (Commercial sites often have a .com suffix. Government sites have a .gov suffix. Educational sites have a .edu suffix).

The final part of the URL is a filename.

Web pages written in HTML have a .HTM or ,HTLM file extension. Think of a URL as a standard way of uniquely identifying and naming files on the web. The URL tells the web browser or Help Viewer where to find the HTML content.