How Web Works

Inspiration

MLH inspire me to study about the data in web.

What it does

Allows you to send and receive data on the web. It's basically like the street between your house and the shop.

So what happens, exactly?

The browser goes to the DNS server, and finds the real address of the server that the website lives on The browser sends an HTTP request message to the server, asking it to send a copy of the website to the client (you go to the shop and order your goods). This message, and all other data sent between the client and the server, is sent across your internet connection using TCP/IP. If the server approves the client's request, the server sends the client a "200 OK" message, which means "Of course you can look at that website! Here it is", and then starts sending the website's files to the browser as a series of small chunks called data packets (the shop gives you your goods, and you bring them back to your house). The browser assembles the small chunks into a complete web page and displays it to you (the goods arrive at your door — new shiny stuff, awesome!).

Built With

• web