Revision: Web Server - Web Browser

Submitted by BinksUK on

Describe the sequence of requests and replies between a web browser, a web server, and the files on the web server, that result in a web page being displayed on your computer at home.
(short answer - in outline, not including details of HTTP )
(Long answer - in detail, including details of HTTP )

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