How does the browser display the same webpage whether you enter the url or the ip address in the address bar? what system translate this?

Your browser references a DNS server that translates a word or phrase of a url into an IP and then tells your browser what the IP address is so the browser can navigate to it. My google is not working atm sorry but you can google "what does DNS stand forin networking" and get an answer.

Imean it could be both ways

Answerformat;