Read the following article: Teaching Zach To Think
"Pubweb" is a common term in Web addresses. It refers to a public Web server. Typically, a PubWeb is a machine on a network that is set aside as a depository of personal files. This is the first clue that this is a personal file.
acns--Network administrators name file servers and they can use any name they wish. The name has no meaning.
nwu-- Northwestern University owns the domain name "nwu.edu." indicates that nwu is an organization of higher learning.
~The tilde(~) symbol is the second clue that tells us this is a personal posting. Within the structure of a Web address, the tilde is used to indicate the beginning of a personal directory
abutz--As you can see "abutz" follows the tilde. We are in a personal subdirectory and it is named after the owner, Arthur Butz.
"Camps.html"--refers to the specific page that describes Zyklon. The rest of the Web address moves us through various directories until we reach the page.
**Adopted from Alan November, Empowering Students With Technology, SkyLight Professional Development, Arlington Heights IL, 2001.
Understanding the dots of domain names