Does HTTP use UDP?

Question

This might be a silly question:

• Does HTTP ever use the User Datagram Protocol?

For example:

If one is

Answer 1

In theory yes it is possible to use UDP for http but that might be problematic. Say for instance in your example a mp3 or a video is being streamed there will be problem of ordering and some bits might go missing as UDP is not connection oriented there is no retransmit mechanism.