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Universal Resource Locator (URL)

An example of a URL would be You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. A Universal Resource Locator refers to the universal address of an Internet web page. A URL consists of three things. First, it starts with letters such as http, ftp, or gopher that identify the resource type, followed by a colon and two forward slashes. Next, the computer’s name is listed. And finally, the filename and directory of the remote resource is listed as well.

 

UNIX to UNIX Copy (UUCP)

A protocol that passes e-mail and news through the Internet. Originally, UUCP allowed UNIX systems to send and receive files over phone lines.

 

URL (Universal Resource Locator)

An example of a URL would be You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. A Universal Resource Locator refers to the universal address of an Internet web page. A URL consists of three things. First, it starts with letters such as http, ftp, or gopher that identify the resource type, followed by a colon and two forward slashes. Next, the computer’s name is listed. And finally, the filename and directory of the remote resource is listed as well.

 

Usenet

A.K.A. newsgroups. There are a vast number of different newsgroups worldwide on the Internet, available to almost anyone.

 

UUCP (UNIX to UNIX Copy)

A protocol that passes e-mail and news through the Internet. Originally, UUCP allowed UNIX systems to send and receive files over phone lines.