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Consider the following URLs :

https://www.practicepayment.com — URL1

http://www.practicepayment.com — URL2

(a) What is the difference between URL1 and URL2 ?

(b) Which of the two URLs will you prefer to use and why ?

(c) Expand www.

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Answer

(a) URL1 uses the "https" protocol which makes the communication between the browser and the web server secure whereas URL2 uses the "http" protocol due to which this communication is not secure.

(b) I would prefer to use URL1 because it uses the "https" protocol that establishes a secure connection for encrypted data transmission between the server and the browser.

(c) World Wide Web.

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