HTTP - Definition
HTTP is an abbreviation for HyperText Transfer Protocol. It is the protocol used to carry requests from a web browser, such as Mozilla Firefox, to a web server and to transport pages from web servers back to the requesting browser. Although HTTP is almost universally used on the Internet, it is not an especially secure protocol. One variation of HTTP known as SHTTP (Secure HTTP) adds encryption and other security features. Another, known as HTTPS (HTTP Secure) provides for encryption and transmission via a secure port. HTTPS was devised by Netscape Communications and it allows HTTP to run over a security technology known as SSL (Secure Sockets Layer).
Top Reasons To Wipe Away Your Internet History
- Information about all the web sites you have visited is stored on your computer!
- Every image you have ever viewed, sent or received over the Internet is stored on your system!
- There is a record of every program that you have ever downloaded or used on your hard drive!
- Pressing the delete button and emptying the recycle bin does NOT completely delete your files!
- Cleaning your History Files improves the speed of your computer and frees valuable disk space!
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