COMPUTER NETWORKING

INTRODUCTION

PROTOCOL LAYERING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The protocol used for normal web requests (such as to see a webpage) is called
A
HTTP (hyper-text transfer protocol
B
FTP (file transfer protocol)
C
POP (Post Office protocol)
D
IP (Internet protocol)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is HTTP? HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the set of rules for transferring files–such as text, images, sound, video and other multimedia files–over the web. As soon as a user opens their web browser, they are indirectly using HTTP.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a protocol (a set of rules that describe how information is exchanged on a network) that allows a web browser and a web server to “talk” to each other using the ISO Latin1 alphabet, which is ASCII with extensions for European languages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Whenever you visit a page on the web, your computer uses the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to download that page from another computer somewhere on the Internet.

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