# Key Terms — How the Web Works — Browsers, URLs, Domains & Top Level Domains (TLDs)

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- Published: 2026-10-18T12:25:03-04:00
- Author: matthew.leffler@jefferson.kyschools.us

Course 1: Computer Literacy / Unit 5: TLDs, Search & Information Literacy / Lesson
1: How the Web Works — Browsers, URLs, Domains & Top Level Domains (TLDs)

## Vocabulary focus

URL, Domain, TLD, Web Browser, IP Address, DNS, Protocol, HTTP/HTTPS, Hostname, 
Subdomain

## Build your glossary

For each term or concept, write an explanation in your own words and add an example
from this lesson. Check your explanation against the lesson resources.

  |  Term or concept |  My explanation |  Example |  
   |  ________________ |  ________________ |  ________________ |  
 |  ________________ |  ________________ |  ________________ |