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What exactly happens when you browse a website in your browser?

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 202646043 views
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What happens behind the scenes when we type www.cnn.com in a browser and how does information gets displayed on the screen? A technical explanation would be highly appreciated.

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Browser: "Ok, so, I have a user requesting this address: www.cnn.com. I figure since there are no slashes or anything, this is a direct request of a main page. There was also no protocol or port defined, so I'll assume it's HTTP and going to port 80... oh well, first things first. Hey DNS, pal, wake up! Where is this www.cnn.com hiding at?" DNS: "Right... wait a sec, I'll ask the ISP servers. Ok, it looks like 157.166.226.25." Browser: "Ok. Internet Protocol Suite, your turn! Call 157.166.226.2…

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