What happens when we open serversocket in java?

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hello all,
Please anybody help me to understand what exactly happen when Server Socket connect to client socket.When we open Server Socket on specific port then what exactly happen? What does operating system? How client Socket connect to server socket? What is background process?
I just want to understand what happen at background?

What I have tried:

I just open ServerSocket ss=new ServerSocket(5000);

Posted 5-Oct-16 18:22pm

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Updated 5-Oct-16 23:36pm

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2016-10-05T23:36:00

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The socket enters listening mode and waits for clients to connect and start a conversation. Somewhat analogous to a telephone system. If you want full technical details then Google is the place to search for tutorials and white papers.

Posted 5-Oct-16 23:36pm

Richard MacCutchan