A Guide to Understanding URLs    (by Michael R. Irwin)
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Contents --

  1. Introduction to URLs
  2. What Is a URL?
  3. Computers on the Internet
  4. Parts of a URL
  5. Types of URLs
  6. Bookmarking URLs
  7. Errors and URLs
  8. URLs in Summary

Introduction to URLs

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This section was written to assist people in understanding and working with URL addresses. It is not a paper on the mechanics of using URLs (although there is some advice on how to use URLs); rather it focuses on explaining URLs and how people use them when working on the Internet. Specifically:

'How to go from one location to another on the Internet.'

The URL concept is really pretty simple, as you will learn. These pages are just a quick tour through some of the more common URL types. Once you undestand them, you should be working with and understanding their significance very quickly.

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