Questions

Now, it's time to check your knowledge. Select the best response to the following questions and then check your answers, which can be found in the Assessment appendix:

1. The two main HTTP request methods are GET and _____.
   1. PUT
   2. DELETE
   3. POST
   4. STATE
2. _____ is one of the most popular open source web server applications in use today, as it has a full library of modules and can power even the largest sites.
   1. Cloudflare
   2. Microsoft IIS
   3. LiteSpeed
   4. Apache
3. HTTP version _____ reduces latency and improves efficiency by compressing headers to reduce overhead, multiplexes requests and responses, and proactively pushes content to the client.
   1. 1.0
   2. 1.1
   3. 1.2
   4. 2.0
4. When transferring data from a web server, a persistent connection keeps the session alive until all objects are retrieved. This type of connection is also referred to as an HTTP _____.
   1. Flare state
   2. Parallel connection
   3. Keep-alive
   4. Cookie state
5. In the HTTP header, you see the value 3600 listed in the Cache-Control field. This means...