WEBSITES

There are multiple ways to conduct a search on the World Wide Web.

You can type the URL address if it is known.The URL, or uniform resource locator, is the web address. When you type or paste the url into the web browser, you are sending a request through your browser to another computer, asking it to transfer data to your computer.

Web domains help distinguish what type of site it is. An example of a domain is .edu which consists of educational institutions, museums, universities and libraries.

Others are:
.org -- non-profit organizations
.gov  -- government agencies
.com -- usually commercial entities