In order to feel at home on the Web, know these four
concepts:
1. Domain Names
Found at the end of its address, the domain name tells you
who sponsors a Web page. Widely used domain names are:
com (company), org (organization), edu, (education), gov (government)
and net (network).
2. The Internet
The World Wide Web is one part of the Internet, a
world-wide computer network.
3. URLs
Each Web page has a Web address called its Uniform
Resource Locator (URL). For example, the URL of Miami Dade College is:
www.mdc.edu.
4. Groups on the Web
The Web is made up of information published by many
different groups.
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