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'''HTTP''' is an acronym for '''Hypertext Transfer Protocol'''. It is a standard networking protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia systems which has been used in the World Wide Web since 1990.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616 RFC 2616 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1]</ref> The specifications for HTTP was developed by [[Tim Berners-Lee]], inventor of World Wide Web.<ref>[http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/ Tim Berners-Lee Short Bio]</ref> The Internet Engineering Task Force ([[IETF]]) and the [[World Wide Web Consortium|W3C]] coordinate the development and publications of HTTP standards through [[RFC]]s.
'''HTTP''' is an acronym for '''Hypertext Transfer Protocol'''. It is a standard networking protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia systems which has been used in the World Wide Web since 1990.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616 RFC 2616 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1]</ref> The protocol is used in communication between the web pages and web servers. It allows users to download pages and connect to servers located in different parts of the globe. The design and specifications of HTTP was first developed by [[Tim Berners-Lee]], inventor of World Wide Web.<ref>[http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/ Tim Berners-Lee Short Bio]</ref> The Internet Engineering Task Force ([[IETF]]) and the [[World Wide Web Consortium|W3C]] coordinate the development and publications of HTTP standards through [[RFC]]s.
==Background==
==Background==
RFC 2616 is the current IETF draft standard for HTTP.<ref>[ http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616 REF 2616 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1]</ref>
RFC 2616 is the current IETF draft standard for HTTP.<ref>[ http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616 REF 2616 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1]</ref>
==HTTP Working Group==
The HTTP working group was started working on the specifications of the protocol in 1995. The group include Tim Berners-Lee & Dave Ragget who served as co-Chairman, John Klensin & Erik Huizer served as Application Area Directors While Jeffrey Schiller worked as Security Area Director. <ref>[http://www.w3.org/Arena/webworld/httpwgcharter. HTTP Working Group]</ref>
==References==
==References==