Its information is organized into categories, much like a classified phone book. To learn more about using search engines, take a look at the Internet Scout site called Guide to Searchable Indexes . It provides links and summaries to several of the major search engines. Type URL information accurately. Use upper and lower case as specified.
Protocol is the general method used to retrieve the information.
In the example above http means a hypertext document on the World Wide Web. Host refers to the specific computer at which the information is located. In this case the information is stored on a computer at Allegheny. In this example the information is in a subdirectory called computing which is in a directory called resources. Once you find what appears to be a relevant link to your topic, you must take the time to evaluate the site.