When we have created site collection on the top of 80 port or default web applications those are created as shown below
http://servername (/)
http://servername/sites/Admin (ex: site name= admin)
If we have created a site collection on 111 port
http://servername:111
http://servername:111/sites/development
if we want to create a specific URL other than sites we need to configure managed paths in Central administration
In SharePoint, two types of managed paths are there
1. Wild card
2. Explicit path
Wildcard path:
By using the wildcard path we can create more than one site collection.
Go to central administration and click on application management and click on manage web application and select web application (ex:sharepoint-111) on the ribbon click on managed paths
and select a wild card path and add a path
Ex: technocircle
http://servername:111/ technocircle/software
http://servername:111/technocircle/hardware
http://servername:111/technocircle/communication
.
.....
Explicit path:
by using explicit path we can create only one site collection like a top level site.
http://servername:111/developmentteam