In the last lesson, we went over the two major things that the Internet enables you to do, which included accessing the World Wide Web, or simply the Web.
1. Webpages
As I stated in the last lesson, the World Wide Web hosts documents, called webpages. A webpage is stored as a series of 1s and 0s on a server, somewhere in the world. Your computer converts those 1s and 0s into the pictures, video, audio, and text that you see on your screen. This lesson is a webpage.
As I stated in the last lesson, the World Wide Web hosts documents, called webpages. A webpage is stored as a series of 1s and 0s on a server, somewhere in the world. Your computer converts those 1s and 0s into the pictures, video, audio, and text that you see on your screen. This lesson is a webpage.
2. Websites
Websites are a linked group of webpages. Technology Made Easy is an example of a website.
Websites are a linked group of webpages. Technology Made Easy is an example of a website.
3. URLs and Hyperlinks
Your computer locates webpages in a similar way to how you locate houses on a street: an address. A webpage's address is known as a Uniform Resource Locator, or URL. A URL consists of four parts. The first is the HTTP prefix (http://www.google.com), which you don't really need to know about, except for the fact that it's necessary. The second is the WWW prefix (http://www.google.com), which tells your computer to look at websites on the World Wide Web. The next is the domain name (http://www.google.com), which directs the computer to the website. The last part is the top-level domain (http://www.google.com), which helps categorize the website. Examples of top-level domains include .com, .org, and .net.
When you type or paste a URL somewhere, you can select an option to turn it into a hyperlink. A hyperlink is a URL that when clicked, will take you to the website that it links to.
Your computer locates webpages in a similar way to how you locate houses on a street: an address. A webpage's address is known as a Uniform Resource Locator, or URL. A URL consists of four parts. The first is the HTTP prefix (http://www.google.com), which you don't really need to know about, except for the fact that it's necessary. The second is the WWW prefix (http://www.google.com), which tells your computer to look at websites on the World Wide Web. The next is the domain name (http://www.google.com), which directs the computer to the website. The last part is the top-level domain (http://www.google.com), which helps categorize the website. Examples of top-level domains include .com, .org, and .net.
When you type or paste a URL somewhere, you can select an option to turn it into a hyperlink. A hyperlink is a URL that when clicked, will take you to the website that it links to.