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>