HTTP Flashcards

1
Q

What is a client?

A

They request services from servers

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2
Q

Is a body required for a valid HTTP request or response message?

A

no

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3
Q

Where would you go if you wanted to learn more about a specific HTTP Header?

A

probably mdn

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4
Q

What are HTTP headers?

A

it specifies the request or response of the http message

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5
Q

What three things are on the start-line of an HTTP response message?

A

protocol version, A status code, A status text

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6
Q

Which HTTP method does a browser issue to a web server when you visit a URL?

A

get

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7
Q

What three things are on the start-line of an HTTP request message?

A

HTTP method that describes the action to be performed, request target, HTTP version

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8
Q

What is AJAX?

A

AJAX is a way for us to get data from servers

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9
Q

What does the AJAX acronym stand for?

A

asynchronous javascript and xhtml

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10
Q

Which object is built into the browser for making HTTP requests in JavaScript?

A

XMLHttpRequest()

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11
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What event is fired by XMLHttpRequest objects when they are finished loading the data from the server?

A

load

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12
Q

Bonus Question: An XMLHttpRequest object has an addEventListener() method just like DOM elements. How is it possible that they both share this functionality?

A

prototype

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