internet adress

1. What is a URL?the address of a web page on the world wide web

2. What is an IP address and how is it related to a URL? IP stands for Internet protocol,Every machine on the Internet has a unique IP address. A server has a static IP address that does not change very often. A home machine that is dialing up through a modem often has an IP address that is assigned by the ISP when the machine dials in
3. Given our school website's URL is http://www.mcauley.nsw.edu.au, what is our domain name and what protocol do you need to use to access the site?thee domain name is just m,cualey and thee protocol is http>
4. In the context of an IP address, what is an octect? this is 4 numbers that have values between 0 and 255, which is 28 possibilities per octet.