HTTP Messages

Question 1

What is a client?

Answer 1

Piece of software that is asking a service from something

Question 2

What is a server?

Answer 2

The provider of the services to clients

Question 3

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

Answer 3

GET

Question 4

What three things are on the start-line of an HTTPrequestmessage?

Answer 4

HTTP method; request target; HTTP version

Question 5

What three things are on the start-line of an HTTPresponsemessage?

Answer 5

Protocol version; status code; status text

Question 6

What are HTTP headers?

Answer 6

Further information about the request or response

Question 7

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

Answer 7

MDN

Question 8

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

Answer 8

No.