Browser Process

Web Browser

The next part of this relationship is the Web Browser.

A web browser is a software application - most with - a graphical user interface that provides users with a simple means of viewing (and hearing) a web page or web site.

The browser "translates" the HTML used to "build" web pages and displays it on the user's computer monitor.

There are a large number of web browsers available today - most of which are free to download, such as FireFox, Internet Explorer, Safari & Chrome.

The Process of Viewing a Web Site

The process works like this:

1. A web developer authors a web page which links to other web pages using HTML.
2. When these pages all reside under the same Domain name (.com, .org, .net addresses) it makes a site
3. The web page files are uploaded and stored on a Server
4. The Server is running a web server and handles requests for web sites stored on the server
5. A user with a web browser running on their personal computer types in the desired domain name
6. The server is sent a request that a user would like to see a site housed on it's hard drive(s)
7. The web server then sends the data to the individual's computer via the internet
8. And finally the web browser "translates" the HTML and displays the web page