Q:

What happens when you type a URL in your browser and hit enter?

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What exactly happens when you browse a website in your browser. 

... Describe everything that happens from the time you hit enter, to the time your browser receives a response.
I got this question at an interview today. I don't think I answered it very well. How would you describe what goes on? (in 10 minutes or less).

A:

Roughly,

The browser resolves the URI* to an IP address.
The browser sends a GET request to that IP.
The server finds the correct file.
The server processes the file.
The file is sent to you.

*Uniform Resource Identifier

