http-messages

Question 1

What is a client?

Answer 1

service/resource requesters

Question 2

what is a server?

Answer 2

service/resource providers

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

HTTP method, request target (usually 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

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

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 it is not