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Students will be expected to not only define, but also discuss the characteristics of URL and URI. Students will also be expected to describe the purpose of a URL. | Students will be expected to not only define, but also discuss the characteristics of URL and URI. Students will also be expected to describe the purpose of a URL. | ||
== Characteristics == | == Characteristics of a URL == | ||
A Uniform Resource Locator (URL), is a reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. A URL is a specific type of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL</ref> | |||
* Please [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt?cm_mc_uid=07864784650914905194154&cm_mc_sid_50200000=1490519415 click here for the official url specification] | |||
* URL's have different parts. Every URL MUST have: | |||
** scheme and host | |||
* URL's have different parts. Every URL MIGHT have: | |||
** user information | |||
** port | |||
** query | |||
** fragment | |||
Please [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Identifier#Examples click here for an example of these different parts]. In your normal day-to-day use, you probably only use a scheme and a host. | |||
== Purpose of a URL == | == Purpose of a URL == | ||
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Web Science[1]
Students will be expected to not only define, but also discuss the characteristics of URL and URI. Students will also be expected to describe the purpose of a URL.
Characteristics of a URL[edit]
A Uniform Resource Locator (URL), is a reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. A URL is a specific type of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).[2]
- URL's have different parts. Every URL MUST have:
- scheme and host
- URL's have different parts. Every URL MIGHT have:
- user information
- port
- query
- fragment
Please click here for an example of these different parts. In your normal day-to-day use, you probably only use a scheme and a host.
Purpose of a URL[edit]
Do you understand this?[edit]
Standards[edit]
These standards are used from the IB Computer Science Subject Guide[3]
- Identify the characteristics of a uniform resource identifier (URI) URL.
- Describe the purpose of a URL.
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.flaticon.com/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL
- ↑ IB Diploma Programme Computer science guide (first examinations 2014). Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom: International Baccalaureate Organization. January 2012.