Splitting a URL into its parts
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Date:
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A
Quick Questions
Shade in the A or B circle for each question.
1. In https://www.example.com/shop/index.html, which part is the protocol?
2. In https://www.example.com/shop/index.html, which part is the domain name?
3. In https://www.example.com/shop/index.html, which part is the web page or file name?
4. Which is the correct order of the parts of a full URL?
5. The URL www.example.com/shop/index.html is missing which part?
B
Match the Pairs
Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.
| Left column | Right column | |
|---|---|---|
| 1https://www.example.com/shop/index.html | AThe URL has only one slash after the protocol. It should be https:// with two slashes so the protocol is separated correctly from the domain name. | |
| 2www.example.com/shop/index.html | B/shop/index.html | |
| 3The protocol is the first part of a URL, written before :// | Chttps | |
| 4The web page or file name is the last part of the URL, after the domain name | DThe colon after the protocol is missing. It should be https:// so that the protocol is correctly separated from the domain name. | |
| 5https:/www.example.com/index.html | EA URL with the protocol missing: only the domain name and the web page or file name are given | |
| 6https//www.example.com/index.html | FA full URL with all three parts: protocol (https), domain name (www.example.com) and web page or file name (shop/index.html) |
C
Definitions
https://www.example.com/shop/index.html
D
Fill in the Blanks
Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.
1.
_____://www.example.com/shop/index.html
2.
https://_______________/shop/index.html
3.
https://www.example.com/_______________
4.
https___www.example.com/index.html
5.
protocol = "https"
______ = "www.example.com"
page = "shop/index.html"
E
Spot the Error
Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.
Question 1
A
URL: https:/www.ex.com/a.html
B
Protocol: https
C
Domain: www.ex.com
D
File: a.html
Question 2
A
URL: http://shop.com/buy.html
B
Protocol: http
C
Domain: shop.com/buy.html
D
File: buy.html
Question 3
A
URL: https://uk.com/home.html
B
Protocol: https
C
Domain: uk.com
D
File: uk.com
Question 4
A
URL: https://www.ex.com
B
Protocol: https
C
Domain: https
D
File: none given
Question 5
A
URL: https://www.ex.com/a.html
B
Domain: www.ex.com
C
File: a.html
D
Protocol: https://
Answer Key
Splitting a URL into its parts
Section A: Quick Questions
Q1
B — https
Q2
A — www.example.com
Q3
A — shop/index.html
Q4
B — Protocol, domain name, web page or file name
Q5
A — The protocol
Section B: Match the Pairs
Q1
https://www.example.com/shop/index.html → A full URL with all three parts: protocol (https), domain name (www.example.com) and web page or file name (shop/index.html)
Q2
www.example.com/shop/index.html → A URL with the protocol missing: only the domain name and the web page or file name are given
Q3
The protocol is the first part of a URL, written before :// → https
Q4
The web page or file name is the last part of the URL, after the domain name → /shop/index.html
Q5
https:/www.example.com/index.html → The URL has only one slash after the protocol. It should be https:// with two slashes so the protocol is separated correctly from the domain name.
Q6
https//www.example.com/index.html → The colon after the protocol is missing. It should be https:// so that the protocol is correctly separated from the domain name.
Section C: Definitions
Q1
https://www.example.com/shop/index.html — A URL splits into protocol (https), domain name (www.example.com) and web page or file name (shop/index.html). Each part can be labelled.Section D: Fill in the Blanks
Q1
https://www.example.com/shop/index.htmlQ2
https://www.example.com/shop/index.htmlQ3
https://www.example.com/shop/index.htmlQ4
https://www.example.com/index.htmlQ5
protocol = "https"
domain = "www.example.com"
page = "shop/index.html"Section E: Spot the Error
Q1
A — The URL is written wrongly. The protocol must be followed by :// (colon and two slashes), so it should be https://www.ex.com/a.html.
Q2
C — The domain name is only shop.com. The /buy.html part is the web page or file name, so the line should be Domain: shop.com.
Q3
D — uk.com is the domain name, not the file name. The web page or file name is home.html, so the line should be File: home.html.
Q4
C — https is the protocol, not the domain name. This URL has no file name, but the domain name is www.ex.com, so the line should be Domain: www.ex.com.
Q5
D — The protocol is just https. The :// is the separator between the protocol and the domain name, not part of the protocol. It should be Protocol: https.