How to do research on the internet

What are URLs?

Every page on the web has an individual address or URL (Universal Resource Locator). A URL can be very helpful when you are deciding whether or not a page is useful. It can show you the name of the organisation hosting the site (the domain) and can sometimes give you clues to where you can find more information within the site.

These elements make up the URL http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/sports/athletics1.asp

Protocol	Domain	Directory	Filename
http://	melbourne2006.com.au/	sports/	athletics1.asp
The way the information is moved and understood. Most web pages are http.	The organisation hosting the page. Sometimes this is a series of numbers.	The directory in which the page you are reading has been placed.	The name of the file.