UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 4, Page TT-4
September 21, 1995
TechTalk
Your keys to the internet

Each Internet computer has a numeric address like....
   * 128.175.13.74

Most Internet computers have "names" like....
   * strauss.udel.edu

People have Internet addresses for e-mail like....
   * johndoe@udel.edu
   * Jane.Doe@mvs.udel.edu

Each file of information has an address (a URL) like....
   * http://www.udel.edu/educ/toe.html
   * gopher://gopher.udel.edu:70/11/.weather
   * ftp://fiesta.tsc.udel.edu/pub/mac/internet-tools/
     disinfectant3.6.sea.hqx


PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER

The first part tells the type of server used:
   http://     World Wide Web
   gopher://   Gopher
   ftp://      FTP

The second part tells the name of the computer (server) on which the
information is stored. If the computer is used for more than one
purpose, there may also be a "port number" in this part.

The third part gives the name of the file and any directories or
folders in which the file is stored.