From URL to pixels (beginner version)
Comes up in: Recruiter screen, Web fundamentals
This concept is being written. It gets the full five steps — explanation, predict, interview angle, practice with tests, and review cards. Here is exactly what it will cover, so you can study it elsewhere in the meantime.
What it covers
- DNS → TCP/TLS connection → HTTP request → HTML → parsing → CSS/JS/images requested → render
- what HTML, CSS and JS each do
- static vs dynamic sites
- where the full version lives (WEB.01)
Words you will know
What you will practise
- order 8 steps
- predict which files a page will request
Interview questions this answers
- What happens when you type a URL into the browser and press Enter? (beginner depth)