What happens when you click “download?”
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Your browser will send a message to the server and introduces itself. Once everyone has been introduced and are sure who the other is the browser says “I want this specific file. Can you please send it to me?”
The server agrees and starts sending the file to your browser, chunk by chunk. Your browser is paying attention in the background, collecting the chunks as they arrive, making sure all the chunks got there intact, and assembles them.
Once all the chunks are there your browser will alert you to the fact that the file is ready to go.
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