2007-09-18 21:36:29 · 8 answers · asked by kel 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
It is used to tell your computer what type of information it is dealing with (in this case, html pages or similar) so it knows what protocol to use to communicate with the server.
There are other things that can go there instead of http. Perhaps you have seen 'ftp' (File Transfer Protocol) sometimes.
2007-09-18 22:19:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
2007-09-19 04:43:06 · answer #2 · answered by Lode Runner 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The prefix for URL lines pointing to a Web page or site, this is chosen to be the protocol (hence the acronym name) that transfers information relating to pages between a Web server and the browsing machine.
Although, for a trivial need, an FTP server can be used to serve pages to browsers if there is no server-side code like JSP there.
2007-09-19 08:17:02 · answer #3 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http stands for Hypertext transfer protocol.
2007-09-19 04:46:14 · answer #4 · answered by Todd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol And FYI you don't need that or the WWW any more... Try Yahoo.com and see what happens!
2007-09-19 04:43:15 · answer #5 · answered by meradar 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http stands for hypertext transfer protocol. its the rule or standard in exchanging hypertexts (texts, graphics, sounds, etc.) in the internet.
2007-09-19 07:25:45 · answer #6 · answered by quigonjan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a protocol (HyperText Transfer Protocol) used to transfer information via the web. it provides the way how html pages are to be viewed.
2007-09-19 04:44:11 · answer #7 · answered by techTalks 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
actually to make it simple, its an internatinal standard which all computers on the web have to follow to post or retrieve information.
World Wide Web or WWW would have been an impossibilty if there were no such standards in place.
2007-09-19 04:48:58 · answer #8 · answered by Mr.KnowAll 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋