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| Web addresses |
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| A Web address, also referred to as a URL (Uniform
Resource Locator), is the location or pathway to a website.
For example, the web address for this website is http://www.justbajan.com.
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| You do not need to do a search for a site on
Yahoo or other web directories if you know the site's web address.
All you need to do is type the name of the website directly
into the Address Bar (Internet Explorer) or Location Bar (Netscape)
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| A web address is actually made up of four parts.
Most people only need to use the last 3. Lets use JustBajan.com's
web address for an illustration: |
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| http:// — Http is the Protocol
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| www — indicates the Location
of the site. The WWW indicates that the site is located on the
World Wide Web. All sites however, are not on the World Wide
Web. |
| justbajan — This is the Site Name.
Site names must names never have spaces in them. |
| .com — identifies what type of organization
the site is: .com usually means commercial. |
| Here are some other types you may find: |
.edu — educational
.org — organization
.gov — government
.net — Network
.bb — Barbados
.tt — Trinidad & Tobago |
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| Search
Engines & Web Directories |
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| Search Engines & Web Directories are websites
that you use to find other websites. They are like the yellow
pages of the Internet. You should know at least three of them;
the more you know the better. Probably the most popular Web
Director is www.Yahoo.com.
Yahoo was one of the first Web Directories on the Internet.
Here is a list of some great Search Engines & Web Directors. |
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www.yahoo.com
www.google.com
ww.altavista.com
or www.raging.com
www.looksmart.com
www.goto.com
www.excite.com
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