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Network protocols

Seth Hartley Computing Key Stage 3 English 9 cards

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1EthernetEthernet is used for wireless connections that govern connecting devices to a network.
2WI-FIWI-FI is used for wireless connections that govern connecting devices to a network.
3HTTPHTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) is used to request the webpages from a web server, as well as to submit data to a it. It was designed years ago and is not used commonly anymore.
4HTTPSHTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure) is an encrypted version of HTTP, which makes the data unreadable to anyone other than the recipient.
5SMTPSMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is the protocol used to send an email to a mail server, and transfer it between servers until it gets to its intended location.
6POP3POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) is an old protocol that was used to download the email from a server onto a single computer.
7IMAPIMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is a newer protocol that leaves the message on the server, and allows it to be viewed on multiple devices.
8FTPFTP (File Transfer Protocol) is an older protocol that’s used for transferring files between servers.
9Network ProtocolsA network protocol is a set of rules that both the sender and receiver in a communication follow.