How Does The Web Work?

The Web has three fundamental concepts:

The Netsoft
home page

1 User clicks on link to the address (URL)
http://www.netsoft.com/hello.html

2 Browser converts link to HTTP command (METHOD):

Connect to computer at www.netsoft.com

GET /hello.html

3 Remote computer sends file

4 Local computer displays HTML file

Web Browser

Web
server

<HTML>

<TITLE>Welcome</TITLE>..

<P>The <A HREF=“…”>
Netsoft</A> home page</P>