Friday: General Knowledge
What does the “HTTP” at the start of a website address stand for?
“HTTP” stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol
“HTTP” stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol, which is the foundational protocol used to facilitate communication between web browsers and servers.
It enables the transfer of hypertext, the structured text containing links to other documents, allowing users to navigate between web pages seamlessly.
HTTP operates as a request-response system, where a browser sends a request to access a specific resource, and the server responds with the requested data. Introduced in the early 1990s as part of Tim Berners-Lee’s development of the World Wide Web, HTTP has evolved over time, with secure versions like HTTPS providing encryption for safer browsing.
