Question

8 - web servers
learning objective: examine the considerations when selecting an os.
what is the hardware component used by web servers to listen for http - based requests?
a.) operating system
b.) secondary storage
c.) scripting engine
d.) network interface card

Explanation:

The network interface card (NIC) is a hardware component that allows a device, such as a web - server, to connect to a network and listen for incoming requests, including HTTP - based requests. The operating system is software, secondary storage is for data storage, and a scripting engine is software for executing scripts.

Answer:

d. Network interface card