| A | B |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| Protocol | How the files will be transferred |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| Domain Name | used to identify the details of the information's source |
| Server/host name | the origin of the information |
| Suffix/Extension | used to identify the type of server |
| .com | Commerical business |
| .org | Organizations (nonprofit) |
| .de | Germany |
| Directory/folder | where to specifically search for the information |
| Page/document/filename | used to indicate a specific document |
| ~ (Tilde) | indicates a personal web page |
| .exe | indicates an executable program |
| = (Equals) | indicates a specific document or program |
| ? (Questions mark) | indicates a query for a specific document |