HTTP

Question 1

What are the most common HHTP Methods we will use ?

Answer 1

GET

POST

Question 2

What does the GET Request do ?

Answer 2

This is used for getting information from a web server.

Question 3

What does a POST Request do ?

Answer 3

This is used for submitting data to the web server and potentially creating new records

Question 4

What does a PUT Request do ?

Answer 4

This is used for submitting data to a web server to update information

Question 5

What does a DELETE Request do ?

Answer 5

This is used for deleting information/records from a web server.

Question 6

What HHTP method would be used to update your email address?

Answer 6

PUT

Question 7

What HHTP method would be used to create a new user account?

Answer 7

POST

Question 8

What HTTP method would be used to remove a picture you’ve uploaded to your account?

Answer 8

DELETE

Question 9

What HTTP method would be used to view a news article?

Answer 9

GET

Question 10

What does URL stand for ?

Answer 10

Uniform Resource Locator

Question 11

What are the different sections of a URL ?

Answer 11

Scheme
User
Host
Port
Path
Query String
Fragment

Question 12

Which feature of a URL instructs on what protocol to use for accessing the resource such as HTTP, HTTPS, FTP (File Transfer Protocol).

Answer 12

Scheme

Question 13

Some services require authentication to log in, what feature of a URL can you put a username and password into the URL to log in.

Answer 13

User

Question 14

The domain name or IP address of the server you wish to access.

Answer 14

Host

Question 15

What URL feature has the file name or location of the resource you are trying to access.

Answer 15

Path

Question 16

Extra bits of information that can be sent to the requested path. For example, /blog?id=1 would tell the blog path that you wish to receive the blog article with the id of 1.

Answer 16

Query String

Question 17

This is a reference to a location on the actual page requested. This is commonly used for pages with long content and can have a certain part of the page directly linked to it, so it is viewable to the user as soon as they access the page.

Answer 17

Fragment

Question 18

HTTP Status code range 100 - 199

Answer 18

Information Response - tells the client the first part of their request has been accepted and they should continue sending the rest of their request

Question 19

HTTP Status range 200-299

Answer 19

Success- tells the client their request was successful.

Question 20

HTTP Status code range 300 - 399 ?

Answer 20

Redirection - redirects the client’s request to another resource. This can be either to a different webpage or a different website altogether.

Question 21

HTTP Status code range 400 - 499 ?

Answer 21

Client Errors - used to inform the client that there was an error with their request.

Question 22

HTTP Status code range 500 - 599 ?

Answer 22

Server Errors - reserved for errors happening on the server-side and usually indicate quite a major problem with the server handling the request.

Question 23

What response code might you receive if you’ve tried to access a page that doesn’t exist?

Answer 23

404 - page not found

Question 24

What response code might you receive if you try to edit your profile without logging in first?

Answer 24

401 - not authorised

Question 25

What response code might you receive if the web server cannot access its database and the application crashes?

Answer 25

503 - service unavailable

Question 26

HTTP Status code 200

Answer 26

OK - The request was completed successfully