What does “HTTP” stand for?
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What does “HTTP” stand for?
Answer: C. HyperText Transfer Protocol — Key facts: HTTP is stateless, commonly uses TCP port 80, and when secured with TLS it becomes HTTPS (commonly on port 443). Example: When you type a URL…
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HyperText Transmission Protocol
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HyperText Transport Protocol
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HyperText Transfer Protocol
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HyperText Transfer Procedure
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Correct answer: C
Key facts: HTTP is stateless, commonly uses TCP port 80, and when secured with TLS it becomes HTTPS (commonly on port 443).
Example: When you type a URL starting with "http://" your browser uses HTTP to request the web page from the server.
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