Internet Online Course
What is HTML?
HTML is the language of the Web. It is HTML and other programming imbedded within
HTML that make possible Hypertext which make it possible to have
web pages containing links. These links are areas in a page such as text, buttons
or
graphics
on which
you
can click your mouse button to retrieve another document into your computer.
When
you click on a link of any kind on a Web page, you send a request to retrieve
the unique document on some computer in the world that is uniquely identified
by that URL.
What
is a URL (Uniform Resource Locator)?
Each
web page has its own address on the Internet, which is called a URL. These
address can be names such as www.yahoo.com
or then can be numerical IP address such as 216.115.106.37. A URL
indicates where the web page is stored on the Internet.
Examples of
URLS
http://www.ebay.com
http://www.google.com
http://www.yahoo.com
Here is how to interpret the various parts of a URL:
http://www.ebay.com
http:// -- Short for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, this indicates a hypertext
document or directory.
www. -- This
indicates a page on the World Wide Web.
ebay.com/ -- Called the domain name, it often tells
you the name of a company, university, or organization. It can also tell
you the country
of origin.
www.ebay.com/ -- Together, these indicate the web
server name.
What
is a hyperlink?
Clicking
on a hyperlink will take you to different web pages or different places
on the same page. There are three main ways to move between web pages
or websites:
| http://www.ebay.com |
You
can click a text hyperlink
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You
can click hyperlinked graphic image, such as a button, photograph,
or drawing.
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| http://www.ebay.com |
You
can the URL of a web page in the location box (also known as the
address field) of your web browser
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Module 2 Quiz
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