Lesson 11: Entering a URL in the Address Bar

The Internet allows us to access information on computers around the world.  Each web site has an address or URL (Uniform Resource Locator).  A web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer can read the address to display information on a web site.  Microsoft Internet Explorer is provided with Windows XP.

The address for the National Labor College is http://www.nlc.edu/index.html.  The parts of the Internet address are explained below.

• http:// - Internet addresses must be prefixed with http//: (Internet Explorer allows you to omit http:// and will add it automatically)
• www – the file is located on the World Wide Web
• nlc.edu - the domain name of the website
• .edu – educational institutions
• .gov - government agencies
• .com - private companies
• .org - organizations
• .net - networks
• /index.html - a reference to a particular file

If you don’t know the address of a website, you can use a Search Engine (yahoo.com, msn.com) to search for the site.

Tutorial

This tutorial demonstrates accessing a website by entering the URL in the address line of a web browser.

Reference

The Everyday Internet All-In-One Desk Reference, page 17; 21-23
Internet Explorer 6 for Dummies