What is a partial request in the context of Q. 14?

[Clint A Wilde]

In the HF servlets and JSP Mock Exam Q14, it talks about welcome-files can be used for partial requests. What the heck is a partial request?

Thanks,

[Pabak Nanda]

Partial request means you don't have to type the full url upto the file name. Instead if welcome file is there then you just can type up to the direntory name and the welcome file will be picked up.

Hope this make sense.

Thanks,
Pabak

[Clint A Wilde]

That makes sense. thanks.