protocols

protocols

1. HHTP

   • Hypertext Transfer Protocol
   • used to define how messages are formatted and transferred

2. Https

   • Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
   • encrypts data that is sent across the Internet. Encrypted data cannot be read if intercepted, so is favoured when sending passwords or credit card numbers.

3. POP3

   • Post Office Protocol
   • accessing emails and is commonly used in Microsoft Outlook to take the emails from an online location, opening them in the Outlook environment.

4. SMTP

   • send them from one server to another.
   • Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

5. IMAP

   • Internet Message Access Protocol
   • email protocol is used to allow multiple devices (laptops, tablets, phones, etc.) to access the same email account

6. FTP

   • how files are moved from one computer to another across the Internet. This protocol is heavily relied upon in building websites, moving files from the developer’s computer to a server, from where they can be accessed publicly.
   • File Transfer Protocol.

7. TCP

   • Transfer Control Protocol
   • used to interconnect network devices on the the internet