How the Internet Works

There’s a classic interview question: what happens when you type a URL into the browser? To answer this question, we need to explore how the internet works. In this episode, our first of season 4, we’ll dive into URLs, DNS, basic networking, and how the browser works.

Show Notes

02:08 Life updates!

04:19 How much do we know about the internet?

06:11 Servers

12:08 DNS lookup

19:04 Request/Response Cycle

27:48 TCP/IP

28:46 The browser

33:13 Internet history

36:09 Shoutouts

Resources

How the internet works

Systems Design Episode

Put vs. Post

How the Browser Works

Transcript

Here is the transcript for this week's episode.