Step 2: Your computer also wraps the request in TCP/IP protocol, which identifies the web server that will process your request.
It also includes your computer's IP address so that the web server knows where to send the response.
Step 3: Your request gets routed through different servers on the Internet until it makes its way to the web server you requested.
The web server packages up a response and sends it back to your computer via your IP address.
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Step 1: You make a request for a web page by typing an address or clicking a hyperlink.
Your browser wraps that request in http protocol.