HTTP is classified as a stateless protocol. HTTP is classified as a stateless protocol.

HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol and is used to transfer the data of a website from the server on which the website is stored to the browser (i.e. Mozilla Firefox) of the user requesting the webpage and back.

The "http://" prefix in a URL is used to tell the browser which protocol (in this case HTTP) to use.

HTTPS is a secure version of HTTP (S meaning Secure) in which all of your transmitted data is encrypted using SSL. It has the prefix "https://"

HTTP Belongs to the Application layer. Other transfer protocols like POP,FTP,SMTP etc also belongs to this layer

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