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Internet Protocols
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- 1TCPTransfer Control Protocol, manages the separation of a file into data packets. Also assembles them when they arrive.
- 2IPInternet Protocol. Gives each packet an address to allow it to reach its destination.
- 3HTTPHypertext Transfer Protocol. Allows the browser to communicate with a web server.
- 4HTTPSHypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. More secure than HTTP, often advised to stick to by browsers. Always used in banking and online purchase. Seeing more use by general websites in recent years.
- 5FTPFile Transfer Protocol. Used with TCP/IP to transmit files across a network.
- 6POP3Post Office Protocol. When the person downloads the email it is deleted from the servers of the email service. Like taking a letter from a post-office.
- 7IMAPInternet Message Access Protocol. Works similarly to POP3 but doesn't delete the email after download, unless the user specifically requests so.
- 8SMTPGoverns the sending of emails using a network.
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- GCSE Computing Flashcards on Internet Protocols, created by William Parkes on 08/05/2019.
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