You Type a URL and Hit Enter. What Actually Happens Behind the Scenes?
Have you ever wondered what happens between typing https://example.com into your browser and seeing the website appear on your screen? It feels almost instant. You enter a URL, press Enter, wait a moment, and the webpage appears. You can click buttons, open menus, watch videos, and interact with different elements. But behind that simple action, several technologies work together. DNS finds the…
Have you ever wondered what happens when you type a URL and press Enter to view a webpage? It seems instantaneous. After entering a URL and pressing Enter, you wait a moment before the web page appears, ready for you to interact with. But behind this seamless process, several technologies work together. First, the Domain Name System (DNS) translates the domain name you typed into an IP address that the browser can use to communicate with the website's server.
Then, TCP or QUIC establishes a secure connection using TLS (Transport Layer Security), which encrypts data between your browser and the server. Finally, the browser sends an HTTP request to the server, specifying which resource you want to access, and the server responds with the requested data, which the browser then renders as a webpage.
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