http-message-recap

Question 1

What is a client?

Answer 1

a client is a piece of computer hardware or software that accesses a service made available by a server

Question 2

What is a server?

Answer 2

a server is a piece of computer hardware or software (computer program) that provides functionality for other programs or devices, called “clients”

Question 3

Which HTTP method does a browser issue to a web server when you visit a URL?

Answer 3

GET request

Question 4

What is on the first line of an HTTP request message?

Answer 4

the start-line which describes the request to be implemented via http method like GET or POST

Question 5

What is on the first line of an HTTP response message?

Answer 5

the first line of a http response is the status line that describes the current status of a request and whether it was successful or a failure

Question 6

What are HTTP headers?

Answer 6

HTTP headers let the client and the server pass additional information with an HTTP request or response. i.e content-type and content-length

Question 7

Is a body required for a valid HTTP message?

Answer 7

no