Packets are the units of data that are sent over the network.
HyperText Transfer Protocol is a protocol that standardizes the language for talking to web servers to send and receive web pages, or HyperText information (HTML pages).
Allows for sending MULTIPLE packets between two computers. TCP checks that all packets arrived and can be put back in the proper order. The metadata must include a destination IP address, a from IP address, the message size and the packet order number.
An HTTP request is made by a client, to a named host, which is located on a server. The aim of the request is to access a resource on the server.
An HTTP response is made by a server to a client. The aim of the response is to provide the client with the resource it requested.
