Q. 38 A graphical HTML browser resident at a network client machine Q accesses a
static HTML webpage from a HTTP server S . The static HTML page has exactly
one static embedded image which is also at S . Assuming no caching, which
one of the following is correct about the HTML webpage loading (including the
embedded image)?
(A) Q needs to send at least 2 HTTP requests to S , each necessarily in a
separate TCP connection to server S
(B) Q needs to send at least 2HTTP requests to S , but a single TCP
connection to server S is sufficient
(C) A single HTTP request from Q to S is sufficient, and a single TCP connection
between Q and S is necessary for this
(D) A single HTTP request from Q to S is sufficient, and this is possible without
any TCP connection between Q and S
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
