Connecting (a Network) to the Internet
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The Internet protocol that the Web uses to send information to the client, so the client browser can view Web pages.
Like FTP, HTTP is a protocol or language. Unlike FTP, HTTP cannot send all types of files; it is limited to text, graphic images, sound, video, and other multimedia files. You could not, for example, view a powerpoint or word document using http.
A document is requested via http by using a URL, or Uniform Resource Locator. A url looks like this:
Your web browser is sometimes capable of other protocols as well, such as gopher or ftp.