Title: Web Page Cycle
Course: CPS 120: Introduction to Computer Science ~ Master (Aug/2015) OLD > Section: Learning Units

- A client is a computer connected to the Internet that requests web pages.
- A server is also a computer connected to the Internet that stores and distributes web pages.
- A web page is requested by a client’s browser.
- A web page is returned by a server to the client’s browser.

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator.

A URL contains:

- A scheme name.
- A colon and two slashes.
- A host name, or IP address.
- A web page path.

URL example:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/12/world-trade-center-tower-willis-tower-largest-us-building/3504515/

Where:

URL Part | Description
Scheme name | http
Host name | www.usatoday.com
Web page path | /story/news/nation/2013/11/12/world-trade-center-tower-willis-tower-largest-us-building/3504515/