Linking to Other DocumentsUniform Resource Locator (URL)

URLs specify the location of files on other servers.

A URL includes the type of resource being accessed (http, ftp) the address of the server (www.csc.com) location of the file (index.html)

The syntax is: scheme://host.domain[:port]/path/filename

Port # can be omitted unless stated

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The World Wide Web uses Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) to specify the location of files on other servers. A URL includes the type of resource being accessed (e.g., gopher, WAIS), the address of the server, and the location of the file.
The syntax is: scheme://host.domain[:port]/path/filename where scheme is one of file - a file on your local system, or a file on an anonymous FTP server http - a file on a World Wide Web server gopher - a file on a Gopher server WAIS - a file on a WAIS server news - an Usenet newsgroup telnet - a connection to a Telnet-based service The port number can generally be omitted. (That means unless someone tells you otherwise, leave it out.