If you’ve ever been curious about the process, or have ever wanted to know some of the specific mechanisms that allow you to surf the Internet, then read on. In this article, you will learn how Web servers bring pages into your home, school or office.
Chances are, you were sitting at a computer viewing a page in a browser. When you clicked on the link for a page, or typed in its URL (uniform resource locator), what happened behind the scenes to bring this page onto your screen? Find
The Basic Process:
Let’s say that you are sitting at your computer, surfing the Web, and you get a call from a friend who says, “I just read a great article! Type in this URL and check it out. It’s at http://www.GutzyWomen.com/Article13.html ”
So you type that URL into your browser and press enter. And magically, no matter where in the world that URL lives, the page pops up on your screen. At the most basic level possible, go here to find a diagram that shows the steps that brought that page to your screen.
Neat post – I’ve been meaning to find out more about how host servers worked for a while. I’ll go read now