HTTP Messages Flashcards
What is a client?
a computer that is designed to request information from a server
What is a server?
a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests
a computer dedicated to providing one or more services to other computers or devices on a network
Which HTTP method does a browser issue to a web server when you visit a URL?
GET Request
What is the format of an HTTP request message?
A start-line describing the requests to be implemented, or its status of whether successful or a failure. This start-line is always a single line.
An optional set of HTTP headers specifying the request, or describing the body included in the message.
A blank line indicating all meta-information for the request has been sent.
An optional body containing data associated with the request (like content of an HTML form), or the document associated with a response. The presence of the body and its size is specified by the start-line and HTTP headers.
What is the format of an HTTP response message?
Status Line:
Headers:
Body:
What are HTTP messages?
HTTP messages are how data is exchanged between a server and a client. There are two types of messages: requests sent by the client to trigger an action on the server, and responses, the answer from the server.
