Application Layer 8-16 HTTP overview HTTP: hypertext transfer protocol r Web's application layer protocol r client/server model m client : browser that requests, receives and displays Web objects m server : Web server that sends objects in response to requests r HTTP 1.0 : RFC 1945 r HTTP 1.1 : RFC 2616 PC running Explorer Server running Apache Web server Mac running Navigator HTTP request HTTP response Note: r Different H/W and S/W r use the same protocol
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