What signifies the hostname holding the resource in the URL

What signifies the hostname holding the resource in the URL http://www.cisco.com/education.htm?

A. http

B. www.cisco.com

C. education.htm

D. wwww.cisco.com/education.htm

E. www

Solution

E is correct. The host is the www preceding the domain name cisco.com.

A, B, C, and D are incorrect. A, C, and D are incorrect because http is the protocol used, and education.htm is the individual page requested. B is incorrect because it includes the domain namecisco.com