HTTP protocol Flashcards
1
Q
Client server communication is fascilitated with
A
HTTP
Used to exchange text documents
2
Q
Rest API
A
Used to define the api that the server expose and which the client can use to communicate with the server
3
Q
………….. is a higher level protocol
A
SOAP
4
Q
Clinet sends a request
Usually contain a method either get/put/post/delete
A
Server response
5
Q
Http request message
Contain atleast 3 major parts
A
Request line - specifies the details of the request message
Headers - additional information
Blank line
Body - contain actual data - may be blank
6
Q
Request line
A
Method - get/put/post/delete….
Url
Version - for http
7
Q
Header
A
Header field name : value Host Connection User-agent Accept-encoding
8
Q
Body
A
Xml, json
9
Q
Response message
A
Status line - response code
Header
Blank line
Response data
10
Q
200
A
Ok
11
Q
201
A
Created
12
Q
301
A
Moved permanently
13
Q
304
A
Not modified
14
Q
400
A
Bad request
15
Q
401
A
Unauthorized
