A graphical HTML browser resident at a network client machine $Q$ accesses a static HTML webpage from a HTTP server $S$. The static HTML page has exactly one static embedded image which is also at $S$. Assuming no caching, which one of the following is correct about the HTML webpage loading (including the embedded image)?

When a client $Q$ requests a webpage containing an embedded image from server $S$:

1. HTTP Requests Needed:

   • The browser first sends one HTTP GET request to fetch the base HTML document.

   • After parsing the HTML, the browser identifies the embedded image tag and sends a second HTTP GET request to fetch the image.

   • Hence, at least 2 HTTP requests must be sent from $Q$ to $S$.

2. TCP Connections:

   • With non-persistent HTTP (HTTP/1.0), each request requires a separate TCP connection.

   • With persistent HTTP (HTTP/1.1), multiple HTTP requests and responses can be transferred over a single persistent TCP connection.

Therefore, at least 2 HTTP requests are needed, but a single TCP connection is sufficient.

Thus, (B) is the correct option.