What happens when you enter an URL in the address bar of your browser?

1. The browser parses the Domain Name from the URL
2. The browser sends a request to the nearest Domain Name Server (DNS) asking for the IP address of the Domain Name.
3. The DNS searches its database for the IP address.
4. If the IP address is found, it is returned to the browser
5. If not, it asks a higher Domain Name server for the IP address
6. Error is returned if the IP address for the Domain Name is not found.
7. The browser requests the server for the webpage using the IP address returned.
8. HTTP/ HTTPS can be used.
9. The server sends the webpage back to the browser.
10. A webpage is an HTML file.
11. The browse interprets the webpage and display it on the computer screen.