I can't figure out how to organize an http request?

Question

Computer networks

For example, there is a command in the http documentation, "GET" to get a page. Not sure where to put it? What medium to use for this. Kindly explain.
3rd year student of not very IT specialty.

Answer 1

This command must be issued directly to the HTTP server, like this:

telnet адрес_сервера 80
GET /index.html

and get some answer.
And so, the browser does this, a person does not have to do it.

Answer 2

GET - getting the resource
www.xserver.ru/computer/protokol/http/1/4.shtml