HTTP

Question 1

What is a client?

Answer 1

Is the one that initiates the request

Question 2

What is a server?

Answer 2

Providers of a resource or service. (machines)

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

An HTTP method, the request target (usually a URL or absolute path), HTTP version which defines the structure of the remaining message. acting as an indicator of the expected version to use for the response.

Question 5

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

Answer 5

The protocol version (usually HTTP/1.1), status code(indicating success or failure of the request), status text,

Question 6

What are HTTP headers?

Answer 6

key-value pairs that allow us to store extra info about the request
they allow the client and the server to pass additional information with an HTTP request or response.
Includes a case-insensitive string followed by a colon.

Question 7

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

Answer 7

MDN docs

Question 8

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

Answer 8

No