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The first browser is placed at the top left of the figure. The web server is at the right side of the first browser. The image consists of 8 steps of communication between the web server and the browser.

Step 1: Request from browser to web server GET forward slash vacation dot h t m l.

Step 2: web server sends vacation dot h t m l to browser 1.

Step 3: For each resource referenced in the H T M L, the browser makes additional requests.

Step 4: Request from browser to web server GET forward slash chart dot j s.

Step 5: Web server sends charts dot j s to browser 1.

Step 6: Request from browser to web server GET forward slash mountain dot j p g.

Step 7: Web server sends mountain dot j p g to browser 1.

Step 8: When all resources have arrived, the browser can lay out and display the page to the user.