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What happens when you type “https://google.com” in your browser and press enter

Michael
4 min readMay 11, 2023

Hello guys, today we will discuss this topic which helps Software Engineers during an interview

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Being a Full-stack Software Engineer means you’re comfortable interacting with any layer of the stack.

A way to easily assess this is to simply ask an engineer to explain how a software system works. They can have a general overview of the flow or can choose to dig deep in a certain area.

Let’s practice by exploring the infrastructure side (network, servers, security…) of the question.

Basically you would want to know how the web stack works on the Internet for beginners (If you have knowledge on this keep scrolling)

The web stack is a set of software technologies that allow web applications to be developed and hosted on the internet. It typically consists of an operating system, a web server, a database, a programming language, and web frameworks.

The web server handles requests from browsers and serves content such as webpages, images, and other files. The database stores and retrieves data for the web application.

The programming language is used to create the web application’s logic and features.

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Michael
Michael

Written by Michael

Software Engineer | Cyber Security Specialist

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