The name for an Internet Address is called an URL. URL means Uniform Resource Locator. You notice that Web addresses start with the letters http. The letters http stand for HyperText Transmission Protocol, this is the language used by Web server browser software. All Web addresses have http:// in front of their website address. There are many different types of internet addresses

http://www.pekin.net/pekin108 - This is a Website Address
mailto:llane@abc.edu - This is and Email Address
news:k12.chat. teacher - This is a newsgroup Address
ftp://ftp.classroom.com - This is a FTP site.

http - tells that the file you are looking for is on the World Wide Web.

www - This stands for World Wide Web

pekin.net - This is the domain name. It tells you who owns the site.

pekin108/ - This is what tells the computer where to look. It tells what folder it is in and what the page is called

What is the name for an Internet Address

	WWW
	HTTP://
	Internet Address
	URL