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4. What is HTML? Differentiate between "get" and "post" methods used to send form data.
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HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is the standard markup language for creating Web pages. It describes the structure of a Web page.
Difference between GET and POST method
| GET method | POST method |
| GET is used to request data from a specified resource. | POST is used to send data to a server to create/update a resource. |
| Data is visible to everyone in the URL. | Data is not displayed in the URL. |
| Parameters remain in browser history. | Parameters are not saved in browser history. |
| GET request can be cached. | POST requests are never cached. |
| GET request can be bookmarked. | POST requests cannot be bookmarked. |
| GET is less secure compared to POST because data is visible in the URL. | POST is a litter safer than GET because the parameters are not saved in browser history. |
| GET request may have length restrictions. | POST requests have no restriction on data length. |
| GET method should not be used when sending passwords or sensitive information. | POST method used when sending password or other sensitive information. |
| Only ASCII characters are allowed. | No restrictions. Binary data is also allowed. |