Assignment 1

Unit 1 Introduction

1. What is Hypertext Transfer Protocol? Describe the purpose of five most commonly used HTTP methods?

2. Briefly explain the following a) Web browser b) Application Server

3. What is a web server? Explain its operations and characteristics?

4. Write notes on a) Uniform Resource Locators b) MIME

5. Explain the phases of HTTP protocol?

6. What are the different higher level protocols?

7. Differentiate between Web and Internet?

8. Describe the purposes of five most commonly used HTTP methods?

9. Briefly explain WWW and W3C?

10. Describe a fully qualified domain name and explain how fully qualified domain names are translated into IP?