What's the difference between a URI and a URL?

 Posted by Niladri.Biswas on 9/11/2012 | Category: ASP.NET Interview questions | Views: 2120 | Points: 40

URI: A description of something, following an accepted format, that can define both or either the unique name (identification) of something and its location.It is a general identifier.

URL: URL's are a subset of URI's (which also contain URNs).A URL specifies a location and a URN specifies a name.

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