HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Question 1

What HTTP method is used for document retrieval?

Answer 1

GET

Question 2

What HTTP method is used to download only the HTTP headers of a page?

Answer 2

HEAD

Question 3

What HTTP method is used for form submission?

Answer 3

POST

Question 4

What HTTP method can be used to determine the methods supported by a URL or a server?

Answer 4

OPTIONS

Question 5

What HTTP method is used for file upload?

Answer 5

PUT

Question 6

What HTTP method is used for the deletion of files on a web server?

Answer 6

DELETE

Question 7

What range of HTTP response codes indicate success?

Answer 7

200-299

Question 8

What range of HTTP response codes indicate redirection?

Answer 8

300-399

Question 9

What range of HTTP response codes indicate a client-side error?

Answer 9

400-499

Question 10

What range of HTTP response codes indicate a server-side error?

Answer 10

500-599

Question 11

What field in an HTTP header defines when a cached web page should no longer be used?

Answer 11

Expires

Question 12

What conditional header is used to test if web page content has changed since being cached?

Answer 12

If-Modified-Since

Question 13

What unique value does the browser check for to see if a piece of web content has changed?

Answer 13

ETag

Question 14

What conditional header field uses an ETag to determine is content is still active on a site?

Answer 14

If-None-Match