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Solved 2024 Sample Question Paper CBSE Class 12 Computer Science (083) — Question 2

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Question 19(b)

(i) Define the term bandwidth with respect to networks.

(ii) How is http different from https ?

Answer

(i) Bandwidth is the maximum rate of data transfer over a given transmission medium or the amount of information that can be transmitted over a network.

(ii) HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure) is the protocol that uses SSL (Secure Socket Layer) to encrypt data being transmitted over the Internet. Therefore, HTTPS helps in secure browsing while HTTP does not.