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Episode Synopsis
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.
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.
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