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What is a common feature of web servers?
What is a common feature of web servers?
- Generating dynamic URLs
- Running client-side scripts
- Accepting HTTP requests from the network (correct)
- Creating HTML documents
How is the content delivered by web servers classified?
How is the content delivered by web servers classified?
- Real-time and delayed
- Interactive and non-interactive
- Static and dynamic (correct)
- Text-based and image-based
What does path translation involve in the context of web servers?
What does path translation involve in the context of web servers?
- Creating hyperlinks between pages
- Encrypting data sent over the network
- Converting images into text files
- Translating the path component of a URL into a local file system resource (correct)
What is the role of web hosting services?
What is the role of web hosting services?
What type of companies are web hosts?
What type of companies are web hosts?
What is the primary purpose of a web host providing data center space and connectivity to the Internet for other servers?
What is the primary purpose of a web host providing data center space and connectivity to the Internet for other servers?
What is the key difference between non-persistent HTTP and persistent HTTP?
What is the key difference between non-persistent HTTP and persistent HTTP?
Why is HTTP considered a 'stateless' protocol?
Why is HTTP considered a 'stateless' protocol?
What is the primary advantage of a 'stateful' protocol over a 'stateless' protocol like HTTP?
What is the primary advantage of a 'stateful' protocol over a 'stateless' protocol like HTTP?
Which statement best describes the relationship between TCP and HTTP?
Which statement best describes the relationship between TCP and HTTP?
What is the main purpose of the persistent HTTP connection feature?
What is the main purpose of the persistent HTTP connection feature?
What is the default mode of HTTP/2.0 in terms of connection?
What is the default mode of HTTP/2.0 in terms of connection?
How many Round-Trip Times (RTTs) does nonpersistent HTTP require per object?
How many Round-Trip Times (RTTs) does nonpersistent HTTP require per object?
What does a server do in persistent HTTP without pipelining after sending responses?
What does a server do in persistent HTTP without pipelining after sending responses?
In persistent HTTP with pipelining, when does the client send requests?
In persistent HTTP with pipelining, when does the client send requests?
What is the definition of RTT in response time modeling?
What is the definition of RTT in response time modeling?
What was the initial purpose of the World Wide Web (WWW)?
What was the initial purpose of the World Wide Web (WWW)?
What was the significance of the Mosaic web browser?
What was the significance of the Mosaic web browser?
Which of the following is not considered a famous web server?
Which of the following is not considered a famous web server?
According to the statistics provided, which web server has the highest usage?
According to the statistics provided, which web server has the highest usage?
What is the primary function of a web server?
What is the primary function of a web server?
Who is credited with developing the world's first web server?
Who is credited with developing the world's first web server?
What is the total number of RTTs required to initiate a TCP connection and transmit an HTTP request?
What is the total number of RTTs required to initiate a TCP connection and transmit an HTTP request?
What is the purpose of the HEAD method in HTTP/1.1?
What is the purpose of the HEAD method in HTTP/1.1?
Which of the following is NOT a valid HTTP request method mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a valid HTTP request method mentioned in the text?
How are form inputs typically uploaded to the server using HTTP?
How are form inputs typically uploaded to the server using HTTP?
What is the purpose of the User-agent header field in an HTTP request?
What is the purpose of the User-agent header field in an HTTP request?
What is the purpose of the Connection: close header field in an HTTP response?
What is the purpose of the Connection: close header field in an HTTP response?
