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- 1What is Wi-Fi used for ?Used for wireless connections, it governs connecting a device to a network
- 2What is Ethernet used for ?Used for wired connections, it governs connecting a device to a network
- 3What is HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) used for ?Used to request the webpages from a web server and submit data to it.
- 4What is HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) ?An encrypted version of HTTP, which makes the data unreadable to anyone else other than the recipient.
- 5What is SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) used for ?Used to send an email to a mail server, it then transfers it between servers until it gets to its intended location.
- 6What is POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) used for ?Used to download the email from a server onto a single computer - isn't used as much any more (old system).
- 7What does IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) do ?Leaves the email on the server and allows it to be viewed on multiple devices - it is a new system.
- 8Explain what FTP (File Transfer Protocol) does.Popularly used to upload and download webpages to a webserver during development (HTTP is used to view the webpages, FTP is used to download the code for editing). Used for transferring files between servers.
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