Web Protocols & Internet Architecture Chapter 2 · Foundations
~2 hours 2 tutorials Lab + Homework
Understand the backbone of the web: HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, and the infrastructure that makes
global communication possible. You will learn how requests travel from browser to server
and back.
Unit Learning Outcomes
Explain the HTTP request‑response cycle in detail.
Differentiate between HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3.
Describe how DNS resolves domain names to IP addresses.
Identify key components of web infrastructure (routers, proxies, CDNs).