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Protocols and meainings
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- 1TCP/IPShort for Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol: This sets rules for how devices on a network are connected it also manages the separation of a file into data packets to be sent across a network.
- 2HTTPShort for Hypertext Transfer Protocol: This is used by web browsers to access websites. It allows the browser to communicate with a web server
- 3HTTPSShort for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure: This is a more secure version of HTTP, it encrypts and decrypts web pages and data as it is sent using this protocol. Used by banks and shopping sites
- 4FTPShort for File Transfer Protocol: used in conjunction with the TCP/IP protocol to transmit files across a network
- 5POPShort for Post Office Protocol: The POP3 protocol is used to retrieve emails from a server. It is downloaded on to one device and you can't view it on other devices
- 6IMAPShort for Internet Message Access Protocol: IMAP works in a very similar way to POP3 except when you download an email you can see it on different devices
- 7SMTPShort for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol: POP3 and IMAP are concerned with the downloading and reading of emails, but SMTP governs the sending of emails using a network
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- GCSE Computing Flashcards on Protocols and meainings, created by Rochelle Hodgson on 17/05/2019.
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