HTTP

Question 1

What is a client?

Answer 1

a desktop computer or workstation that is capable of obtaining information and applications from a server

Source: https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/client (Powered by Oxford Lexico)

The client always initiates first NOT the server

Question 2

What is a server?

Answer 2

A computer or computer program which manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.

Source: https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/server

piece of software that provides data or behavior

Source: Lecture

Question 3

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

Answer 3

GET

GET is the default
the web is primary GETs

Question 4

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

Answer 4

method, request target, http version

Question 5

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

Answer 5

protocol version, status code, status text

Source: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Messages

Question 6

What are HTTP headers?

Answer 6

just like the head element in html, HTTP headers provides additional information about the current request or response that is currently being sent

Question 7

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

Answer 7

MDN

Question 8

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

Answer 8

No

example: 201 sent when a piece of data is saved
sends status code and thats it

Source: Lecture

Question 9

What is the significance of an HTTP request’s method?

Answer 9

Desired action you want it to take using the http request method.

way for us to express our intent source: lecture