Hey! No dumb questions here—we’ve all been there. So, *What is a URI?* It’s basically a fancy way to say "address" for stuff on the web. A URL is a type of URI, but not all URIs are URLs. Confusing, right?
Example time:
- URL: `https://example.com/page.html` (points to a webpage)
- URI: `urn:isbn:0451450523` (points to a book, not a webpage)
In web dev, you’ll mostly use URLs, but URIs are more general. Tools like Postman use URIs for API requests. Check out MDN’s docs on URIs—they explain it well without the jargon!
Example time:
- URL: `https://example.com/page.html` (points to a webpage)
- URI: `urn:isbn:0451450523` (points to a book, not a webpage)
In web dev, you’ll mostly use URLs, but URIs are more general. Tools like Postman use URIs for API requests. Check out MDN’s docs on URIs—they explain it well without the jargon!