Browser & Web Performance · Junior · Question 48 of 75

What is a key benefit of HTTP/2 over HTTP/1.1?

✓Correct answer: Many requests are multiplexed over a single connection
2It removes the need for HTTPS
3It sends data as plain text for easier debugging

Explanation

With HTTP/1.1 browsers opened several connections per host and hacks like sprites and domain sharding were common.

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