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Quiz: Typing a URL

5 questionsNo time limitPass: 60%+10 XP on first pass

The most famous networking interview question, answered in 7 clear steps — DNS, TCP, TLS, HTTP, servers, response and rendering — with what to say at each level of depth.

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  1. Question 1

    What is the FIRST network step after you press Enter on a new website?

  2. Question 2

    Why is there a TLS handshake when visiting an https:// site?

  3. Question 3

    Which component spreads incoming requests across several application servers?

  4. Question 4

    In the browser, HTML is parsed into the:

  5. Question 5

    HTTP/3 runs over which protocol?