URL part: the domain name
Name:
Date:
Class:
A
Quick Questions
Shade in the A or B circle for each question.
1. In the URL https://www.example.com/shop, which part is the domain name?
2. Which statement about a domain name is correct?
3. Why do websites use a domain name?
4. In www.example.com, what does the www prefix come before?
5. Which part of www.school.org is the top-level domain?
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/index.html | Awww.example.com | |
| 2.org | Bwww.school.com | |
| 3A domain name is easier for people to remember than a number like 93.184.216.34 | CA top-level domain, the last part of a domain name, often used by organisations | |
| 4The www prefix is the first part of many domain names | DA number like that is an IP address. A domain name is a readable name such as www.example.com. | |
| 5The domain name in https://www.example.com/page.html is page.html | EThe domain name part is www.example.com, the readable name of the website's host | |
| 6A domain name is a number such as 192.168.0.1 | Fpage.html is the web page or file name, not the domain name. The domain name is www.example.com. |
C
Definitions
www.example.com
D
Fill in the Blanks
Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.
1.
https://___.example.com/index.html
2.
https://www.example.___/index.html
3.
https://www.school.___/home
4.
domain ← "www.example.com"
OUTPUT ______
5.
https://www_example.com/index.html
E
Spot the Error
Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.
Question 1
A
url ← "https://www.cie.org"
B
protocol ← "https"
C
host ← "www.cie.org"
D
tld ← ".com"
Question 2
A
url ← "http://www.bbc.com"
B
www ← "www"
C
name ← "bbc"
D
tld ← "bbc"
Question 3
A
url ← "https://www.shop.com"
B
domain ← "https://www.shop.com"
C
OUTPUT domain
Question 4
A
domain ← "www.example,com"
B
ip ← "93.184.216.34"
C
OUTPUT domain
Question 5
A
domain = "www.school.org"
B
parts = domain.split(".")
C
prefix = parts[1]
D
print(prefix)
Answer Key
URL part: the domain name
Section A: Quick Questions
Q1
B — www.example.com
Q2
B — It is a human-readable name for a website's host
Q3
A — It is easier to remember than a number
Q4
A — The rest of the domain name (example.com)
Q5
A — .org
Section B: Match the Pairs
Q1
https://www.example.com/index.html → The domain name part is www.example.com, the readable name of the website's host
Q2
.org → A top-level domain, the last part of a domain name, often used by organisations
Q3
A domain name is easier for people to remember than a number like 93.184.216.34 → www.example.com
Q4
The www prefix is the first part of many domain names → www.school.com
Q5
The domain name in https://www.example.com/page.html is page.html → page.html is the web page or file name, not the domain name. The domain name is www.example.com.
Q6
A domain name is a number such as 192.168.0.1 → A number like that is an IP address. A domain name is a readable name such as www.example.com.
Section C: Definitions
Q1
www.example.com — The human-readable name of a website's host in a URL, made of the www prefix and a top-level domain like .com or .org. It is easier to remember than a number.Section D: Fill in the Blanks
Q1
https://www.example.com/index.htmlQ2
https://www.example.com/index.htmlQ3
https://www.school.org/homeQ4
domain ← "www.example.com"
OUTPUT domainQ5
https://www.example.com/index.htmlSection E: Spot the Error
Q1
D — The URL ends in .org, so the top-level domain must be ".org", not ".com".
Q2
D — The top-level domain is the ending of the domain name, which is ".com" here. "bbc" is the name of the site.
Q3
B — The domain name does not include the protocol. It should be "www.shop.com" without "https://".
Q4
A — The parts of a domain name are separated by full stops, not commas. It should be "www.example.com".
Q5
C — The www prefix is the first part of the domain, which is at index 0. Index 1 would give "school".