A script sends an HTTP request and then reads the response. The developer notices that recv() sometimes returns less data than expected, even though the server has sent the full response. What is the most likely reason?

TCP is a stream protocol, and recv() may return any amount of data that is currently available.

The socket buffer is too small.

The server is not sending the entire response.

What does the recv() method return when called on a socket?

An integer representing the number of bytes received

A tuple containing the data and the sender's address

A bytes object containing the received data

A string object containing the received data

A client script sends an HTTP request and then calls recv(1024) in a loop until it receives an empty bytes object. The server, however, keeps the connection open and does not close it after sending the response. What is the most likely outcome?

The script will hang indefinitely, waiting for more data.

The script will receive the entire response and then exit.

The script will raise a socket.timeout exception.

The script will receive partial data and then stop.

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1foundation · easy
Which method sends an HTTP request over a connected TCP socket?
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2expert · medium
A script sends an HTTP request and then reads the response. The developer notices that recv() sometimes returns less data than expected, even though the server has sent the full response. What is the most likely reason?
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3foundation · easy
What does the recv() method return when called on a socket?
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4application · medium
A script sends a request and reads the response. After reading, the script should close the connection. Which code snippet correctly closes the socket?
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5expert · hard
A client script sends an HTTP request and then calls recv(1024) in a loop until it receives an empty bytes object. The server, however, keeps the connection open and does not close it after sending the response. What is the most likely outcome?
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Questions 1–5

Which method sends an HTTP request over a connected TCP socket?

A script sends an HTTP request and then reads the response. The developer notices that recv() sometimes returns less data than expected, even though the server has sent the full response. What is the most likely reason?

What does the recv() method return when called on a socket?

A script sends a request and reads the response. After reading, the script should close the connection. Which code snippet correctly closes the socket?

A client script sends an HTTP request and then calls recv(1024) in a loop until it receives an empty bytes object. The server, however, keeps the connection open and does not close it after sending the response. What is the most likely outcome?

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