Imagine that, after processing human input, the browser's HTTP protocol produces
"GET / HTTP/1.1
Host: www.savetrees.org".
Then, according to the _______ , the message means 'Please send me the main page of www.savetrees.org using the HTTP protocol, version 1.1.'
A) semantic rule
B) lexicon rule
C) syntactic rule
D) message rule
E) link rule

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct answer is A) semantic rule because it refers to the meaning of the message conveyed by the specific arrangement of words and symbols in the HTTP request. Semantic rules in communication determine how signals are interpreted as messages, in this case, interpreting the HTTP request as a desire to receive the main page of www.savetrees.org.

Imagine That, After Processing Human Input, the Browser's HTTP Protocol