http Flashcards
1
Q
What is a client?
A
a piece of hardware or software that is requesting data from a server
2
Q
What is a server?
A
the program that provides data
3
Q
Which HTTP method does a browser issue to a web server when you visit a URL?
A
GET request
4
Q
What three things are on the start-line of an HTTP request message?
A
method, request target and version
5
Q
What three things are on the start-line of an HTTP response message?
A
protocol version, status code, status message
6
Q
What are HTTP headers?
A
http equivalent of HTML head. it’s meta data organized into key: value pairs
7
Q
Where would you go if you wanted to learn more about a specific HTTP Header?
A
MDN
8
Q
Is a body required for a valid HTTP request or response message?
A
nope
