Internet Addresses

1.    What is a URL?

 The URL stands for Uniform (or universal) resource locator, and it is the address of a Web page. The URL is broken down into three parts: the protocol, the server name, the file name.

2.    What is an IP address and how is it related to a URL?

Each machine on the Internet is assigned a unique address called an IP address. The browser communicated with a name server to translate the server name into an IP address, the IP address is the bit which connects to the server machine.

3. Given our school website's URL is http://www.mcauley.nsw.edu.au, what is our domain name and what protocol do you need to use to access the site?

The domain name is: mcauley and the protocol is: http://

4.   In the context of an IP address, what is an octet?

An octect is a grouping of eight bits.