COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS

INTERNET AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are HTTP[S] used for?
A
To send information across the internet in packets
B
To ensure that information is sent to the correct computer
C
To send mail across the internet
D
To transmit webpages across the internet
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. It is a protocol used to access the data on the World Wide Web (www). The HTTP protocol can be used to transfer the data in the form of plain text, hypertext, audio, video, and so on.

Detailed explanation-2: -As a request-response protocol, HTTP gives users a way to interact with web resources such as HTML files by transmitting hypertext messages between clients and servers. HTTP clients generally use Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connections to communicate with servers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application-layer protocol for transmitting hypermedia documents, such as HTML. It was designed for communication between web browsers and web servers, but it can also be used for other purposes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Through the HTTP protocol, resources are exchanged between client devices and servers over the internet. Client devices send requests to servers for the resources needed to load a web page; the servers send responses back to the client to fulfill the requests.

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