FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the purpose of the HTTP protocol? (1-4)
A
When transferring large les, it is used to organise them and process the HTML code on the webs page
B
It is used for email communication and sending emails
C
It makes the transfer of a webpages from the servers to the user’s device
D
It allows data to be communicated through a 4 Layer model
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -HTTP is a protocol for fetching resources such as HTML documents. It is the foundation of any data exchange on the Web and it is a client-server protocol, which means requests are initiated by the recipient, usually the Web browser.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. HTTP messages are composed of textual information encoded in ASCII, and span over multiple lines.

Detailed explanation-3: -HTTP clients generally use Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connections to communicate with servers.

Detailed explanation-4: -In an HTTP-based system, there are four main components, including the Client, Proxies, and Server. Let us discuss these components one by one. Client: It is a user agent that initiates the request.

Detailed explanation-5: -HTTP and TCP/IP HTTP is a protocol that’s built on top of the TCP/IP protocols. Each HTTP request is inside an IP packet, and each HTTP response is inside another IP packet–or more typically, multiple packets, since the response data can be quite large. Diagram with laptop on left and server on right.

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