What is the default port of HTTP?

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• Prajakta Pandit   -Posted on 15 Oct 15
  
  - HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is an application protocol.
  
  - It is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web.
  
  - HTTP is used to exchange or transfer hypertext.
  
  - Default port of HTTP is 80.
  
  - Why HTTP is designed?
  
      - It is designed to improve the communications between the clients and servers.
  
      - It is an application layer protocol designed within the framework of the Internet protocol suite.
  
  - Work flow of HTTP
  
      - The protocol used for defining the legal request and replies is called as HTTP.
  
      - HTTP is a request-response protocol in the Client-Server Architecture model .
  
      - A client which runs an application on a computer and a computer hosting a website is a server. A client sends a request message to a server. A server which provides resources such as HTML files and other content, a server gives response message to the client. The response contains completion status information about the request and may also contain requested content in its message body.

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