PLAY PODCASTS
How the Internet Works

How the Internet Works

Ladybug Podcast · Emma Bostian, Kelly Vaughn

September 7, 202038m 45s

Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (pinecast.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.

Show Notes

There’s a classic interview question: what happens when you type a URL into the browser? To answer this question, we need to explore how the internet works. In this episode, our first of season 4, we’ll dive into URLs, DNS, basic networking, and how the browser works.

Show Notes

  • 02:08 Life updates!
  • 04:19 How much do we know about the internet?
  • 06:11 Servers
  • 12:08 DNS lookup
  • 19:04 Request/Response Cycle
  • 27:48 TCP/IP
  • 28:46 The browser
  • 33:13 Internet history
  • 36:09 Shoutouts

Resources

Transcript

Here is the transcript for this week's episode.