QuestionQ1316

IP Services

What is a function carried out by a web server?

  • A send and retrieve email from client devices
  • B securely store files for FTP access
  • C authenticate and authorize a user's identity
  • D provide an application that is transmitted over HTTP
Explanation

A web server hosts and delivers web pages or web applications to clients using HTTP or HTTPS. Its defining function is serving application content over the web protocol, whereas email handling is performed by mail servers, FTP storage by FTP servers, and identity authentication/authorization by directory or identity services.

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