Hypertext Transfer Protocol

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hypertext-transfer-protocol

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the protocol type?Application Layer Protocol
2. What is the security enhancement?HTTPS (HTTP Secure) uses TLS/SSL for encrypted communication
3. What is the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)?HTTP is a special language that lets computers talk to each other on the web. It sends a request from a browser and gets a response back from a server.
4. How does HTTP send information between a browser and a server?A browser asks for a page by sending a request, and the server sends back the page. Each request is independent, so the server doesn't remember past requests.

Stateless Protocol: A protocol where each request is processed independently without retaining client context from prior requests.
Request Methods: Actions defined by HTTP (e.g., GET for retrieving, POST for submitting data) performed on resources.
API (Application Programming Interface): A set of rules and specifications that allow different software applications to communicate with each other.