HTTP

Question 1

What is a client?

Answer 1

a service requester

ex. google chrome

Question 2

What is a server?

Answer 2

the providers of a resource or service

Question 3

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

Answer 3

GET method

Question 4

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

Answer 4

• an HTTP method (a verb (like GET, PUT or POST) or a noun (like HEAD or OPTIONS), that describes the action to be performed)
• the request target (usually a URL)
• HTTP version

Question 5

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

Answer 5

• the protocol version
• status code
• status text

A typical status line looks like: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found.

Question 6

What are HTTP headers?

Answer 6

HTTP headers let the client and the server pass additional information with an HTTP request or response. An HTTP header consists of its case-insensitive name followed by a colon (:), then by its value.

It contains the meta data/ extra information
Important headers: type

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