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HTTPExplorer: exploring the hypertext transfer protocol

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Volker TurauAuthors Info & Claims

ITiCSE '03: Proceedings of the 8th annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education

Pages 198 - 201

https://doi.org/10.1145/961511.961566

Published: 30 June 2003 Publication History

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This paper presents HTTPExplorer, an interactive tool to explore the Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The intention is to use the tool in a course on web-based applications to support the learning of HTTP, the most significant protocol used on the internet today. A web-based user-interface allows students to contact any HTTP-Server connected to the internet, to issue a request and to make the data flow between a client and the server completely visible. The tool can be used by novices to get first experience with HTTP and by advanced users to experiment with more complex features. We also report about some initial experience gained in the usage of HTTPExplorer in a real course.

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Fielding, R. et. al, Hypertext Transfer Protocol - HTTP/1.1, Request for Comments: 2616, Internet Engineering Task Force.

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The Jakarta Project, http://jakarta.apache.org/-

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Kalfa, W., Kröger, R. and Köhler, F., Integrating Simulators and Real-Life Experiments into an XML-based Teaching and Learning Platform, Educational Multimedia, Denver/Colorado, June 2002.

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Lucke, U. and Tavangarian, D., Turning a Current Trend into a Valuable Instrument: Multidimensional Educational Multimedia based on XML, Educational Multimedia, Denver/Colorado, June 2002.

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HTTPExplorer: exploring the hypertext transfer protocol
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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ITiCSE '03: Proceedings of the 8th annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education

June 2003

291 pages

ISBN:1581136722

DOI:10.1145/961511

Conference Chairs:
Vassilios Dagdilelis
University of Macedonia, Greece
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Maya Satratzemi
University of Macedonia, Greece
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Editor:
David Finkel
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Program Chairs:
Roger Boyle
University of Leeds, UK
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Georgios Evangelidis
University of Macedonia, Greece

ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 35, Issue 3
Proceedings of the 8th annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
September 2003
277 pages
ISSN:0097-8418
DOI:10.1145/961290
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