URI - Uniform Resource Identifier
&
URL- Universal Resource Locator
The location/address of things on the Internet
URI identifies a resource and differentiates it from others by using a name, location, or both. |
URL identifies the web address or location of a unique resource. |
The formula for a generic URI (URL will have scheme http or https) as follows:
- Examples
- ftp=file transfer protocol
- http=hypertext transfer protocol (Web page)
- telnet=remotely login to another computer more
Examples of URLs
- http://www.monterey.edu (CSUMB homepage)
- scheme=http use your web browser.
- login= none.
- password= none.
- host=www.monterey.edu
- dir= none.
- ftp://<fun>:<p1>@ftp.host.com/funstuff/fun.doc
- scheme=ftp use your ftp software.
- login= fun
- password= p1
- host= ftp.host.com
- dir= /funstuff/fun.doc
- ftp://ftp.apple.com/appleinfo
- scheme ftp use your ftp software.
- login= anonymous
- password= none or use your email address as courtesy
- host= ftp.apple.com
- dir= /appleinfo