Core · Module 06
A global system with no central authority that mostly works. Understanding why is a lesson in designing for failure.
By the end of this module
You can explain what happens between typing a URL and the page arriving.
Why layers, and why does the internet route rather than circuit-switch?
Kurose & Ross
Free author-recorded video lectures for the standard textbook.
How does the network avoid collapsing under its own load?
What does your browser trust, and why?
Ilya Grigorik
Free online, and the clearest explanation of the modern web stack.
Quiz
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