http-messages

Question 1

What is a client?

Answer 1

Clients are software services initiating communication sessions with servers by requesting a service.

Question 2

What is a server?

Answer 2

Servers are providers of a resource or service to one or many clients

Question 3

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

Answer 3

GET method

Question 4

What three things are on the start-line of an HTTP request message?

Answer 4

http method, request target and version

Question 5

What three things are on the start-line of an HTTP response message?

Answer 5

The http version, status code and status text

Question 6

What are HTTP headers?

response message?

Answer 6

They provide additional information for response or request messages.

Question 7

Is a body required for a valid HTTP request or response message

Answer 7

No.

Question 8

Where would you go if you wanted to learn more about a specific HTTP Header?

Answer 8

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