Flashcards

protocols

Tom Dorton English 15 cards

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1full name of tcp/ iptransmission control protocol/internet protocol
2definition of TCP / IPdefines how data is sent and transmitted via the internet, and defines the four layers for data transmission
3full name for HTTP + HTTPShyper text transfer protocol
hyper test transfer protocol secure
4definition of HTTPdefines how web pages are identified, requested and transferred, normally constructed in html
5HTTPS definitionsimilar to HTTP, but adds a layer of security/ authentication: packets are encrypted
6full name for ftpFile transfer protocol
7ftp definitionallows the transfer of files between computers
8POP full namepost office protocol
9POP definitionsimilar to smtp but provides more facilities. the mail server will download the email to the computer, upon which it is deleted off the server
10IMAP full nameinternet message access protocol
11SMTP full namesimple mail transfer protocol
12SMTP definitionpart of the tcp/ip protocol, used to send emails between systems. sent from the email client to the sender's email server
13ipinternet protocol
a unique address given to a network
14MACmedia access control
a unique number given to every node's nic in a network
15layersthe sections which protocols are divided into, allowing easier development of protocols, as a developer does not have to sort through a huge block of code