The first part of a complete URL is the ________ needed to access the web…

Concept

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a structured address that tells a browser both HOW to communicate and WHERE the resource lives. By the URI syntax (RFC 3986), the very first component of a complete URL is the scheme — commonly called the protocol — which names the communication method (for example http, https, ftp) to be used to reach the resource.

Application

Read a complete URL left to right and identify the leading segment:

1. Take a concrete URL such as https://www.example.com/page.html.

2. The portion before ://, here https, is the scheme/protocol. It comes FIRST and tells the browser which communication method to use.

3. Only after the protocol come the host (www.example.com) and then the path (/page.html).

So the blank — the first part of a complete URL needed to access the resource — is filled by protocol.

Contrast

• The host's name (the domain such as www.example.com) identifies the server, but it appears AFTER the scheme, not first.

• A street- or memory-style address is not how a URL's leading component is named; the resource's machine address is resolved later from the host, not stated as the first part.

• A generic location describes the whole URL's purpose (it locates a resource) rather than its first segment; the leading segment specifically names the access method.