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Category: Computers & Technology : Internet and Websites
You have been visiting your favorite web pages for a few years now, but how does it all work?
To get to this fine website, you had to type http://www.weeno.com
The address above is known as a URL or "Uniform Resource Locator". I'll break it down into it's major parts here:
HTTP stands for "HyperText Transfer Protocol"
This simply means your browser is looking for a Hyper Text document. Hyper Text is the basic coding used to construct web pages (otherwise known as HTML "hyper text markup language). Most browsers support cross-format surfing.
Next there is the domain name
The domain name here is "weeno". Domain names serve a few purposes. The most important purpose is to make life easier.
Every computer on the internet has an IP address assigned to it. It's like a phone number for your computer. An IP address is formatted like this: ##.##.###.###. (12.34.567.890 for example). Web browsers "dial" this number to find another computer on the internet.
Registering a domain name to that IP address means that you don't have to remember that string of numbers that makes up the IP. When you type in "http://www.weeno.com", it looks up the IP number that corresponds to "weeno" and uses it. So, in many ways, it's like a vanity phone number.
Finally there is the .com
The last three letters of the URL. It is known as the top level domain (TLD).
Top level domains consist of the generic .COM, .EDU, NET, ORG, GOV, MIL, and INT
.COM stand for "commercial", meaning the website serves a commercial purpose, and is used to make money. While it is the most common domain, it is also the most abused, since many .com websites aren't made for profit.
.EDU is intended for educational institutions. Universities, colleges, schools, etc,
.NET WAS intended to hold only the computers of network providers, but has become another over-used domain.
.ORG was supposed to be the "big" TLD, as it would have held anything that wasn't commercial, educational, or otherwise. However, it is one of the least used TLD's today.
.GOV This domain was originally intended for any kind of government office or agency. However, it was decided to register only agencies of the US Federal government in this domain.
.MIL is the all but extinct domain representing the US Military.
.INT This domain is for organizations established by international treaties, or international databases. It is also very rarely seen.
There is plenty more to tell, but that will all come in another article sometime soon.
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