objective-c - Is HTTP in OC based on socket?

Question

Is HTTP in OC based on socket?

Answer 1

Is implemented through the Socket interface.

To be precise, the HTTP protocol is based on TCP/IP, and Socket is a programming interface.

Answer 2

Definitely. The TCP/UDP protocols of various systems are based on the Socket network interface. HTTP is built on top of TCP.

Answer 3

Basically it is done through socket, after all it is one of the ways of interaction between systems. HTTP is an application layer protocol, and socket is an encapsulation of a system interface of TCP/UDP. Naturally speaking, HTTP realizes interaction with the remote host through socket.

Answer 4

Http encapsulated by any system, any language, and any framework is based on Socket.

Answer 5

Pictures found on the Internet: can help you understand the relationship between HTTP, Socket, and TCP/IP (HTTP is the application layer protocol)