The full form of URL is Uniform Resource Locator. The URL is the internet’s link address. Tim Berners-Lee and the Working Group on Internet Engineering created the URL in 1994. The URL is a character address or string that is used to view Internet data. A uniform resource identifier is what the URL is in the form of (URI).
The Information Included in the URL
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The URL includes the following details, which are given below
- Name of the protocol: A colon accompanied by a double forward slash: (//)
- Hostname (name of domain) or IP Address
- A colon accompanied by the port number
- The file’s path
Example
In the above URL
- Protocol – HTTP
- Domain – byjus.com
- Resource path – /full form
A URL can be manually inputted by typing it into the address bar of a web browser. If the URL does not contain a valid domain, the browser may display a Server not found error, and if the route in the URL is incorrect, the browser may display a 404 error. A URL contains no spaces and utilises forward slashes to represent different files. As a result, dashes and underscores are used.