In: Computer Science
Assume that we want to access a web document at a given URL. We do not know the IP address of the web server. What application layer and transport layer protocols will we use to access the document?
The protocols used by the application layer is HTTP which stands for the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.
syntax of writing a url using http:
http://hostname:port/path/resource
The protocol used by the application layer is TCP and UDP.
TCP stands for Transmission Control Protocol which is a connection oriented protocol
UDP stands for User Datagram Protocol which is a connectionless protocol.