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Computing · Stage 5

Browsers, URLs & Links

Internet & Networks — the browser is the app that opens the web, a URL is a page's address, and a link is a tap-shortcut to another page

✦ Computing📘 Stage 5 · S5⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 9–10★ Free to start
I can explain browsers, URLs and links.
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Kavi Follows the Blue Words

Kavi opened the little app on the tablet and tapped the long box at the top. "This is my browser — the app that opens web pages," said Kavi. Into the box Kavi typed a web address: https://kavi.academy/learn. "That's a URL — the exact address of one page. kavi.academy is the domain, the name of the server that keeps the site, and /learn is the path to the page I want." The page opened in a tab. On it, some blue underlined words said Open the first lesson. Kavi tapped them and a new page jumped up. "I didn't type anything that time! Those words were a link — a shortcut that already holds a URL inside. Type a URL, or tap a link — either way my browser goes and fetches the page."

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What your child will learn

1Parts of a URL (web address)A URL is the exact address of one web page. It has parts, and each part has a job. Tap each part to hear what it does. Example: https://kavi.academy/learn.
2A URL vs a linkThere are two ways to reach a page. You can type its full address, or you can tap a shortcut that already holds the address. Tap each card to compare.
3How the browser opens a pageA browser is the app that opens and shows web pages. Opening one is a little program — steps in order. Press ▶ Run and watch the browser fetch the page.
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A peek inside

Kavi opens the URL https://kavi.academy/learn. Which part is the domain — the part that names the website's server?
the domain comes right after https:// and before the first / — it is the site's name

Try this at home: The app you use to open and view web pages (like Chrome, Safari or Firefox) is called a ____.

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Part of Computing · Stage 5 · S5 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.