protocols

protocols

1. pop

   • Post Office Protocol
   • is an application-layer Internet standard protocol used by local e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail from a remote server

2. imap

   • Internet Message Access Protocol
   • For example, email stored on an IMAP server can be manipulated from a desktop computer at home, a workstation at the office, a mobile smartphone, or a notebook computer while travelling, without the need to transfer messages or files back and forth between these computers.

3. ip

   • Internet Protocol
   • is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.

4. ftp

   • File Transfer Protocol,
   • FTP is used to transfer files between computers on a network.

5. tcp

   • Transmission Control Protocol
   • one of the main protocols in the set of protocols used on the internet

6. smtp

   • Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
   • - used to send emails between servers. software The programs, applications and data in a computer system.

7. http

   • Hypertext Transfer Protocol
   • an application protocol for distributed, collaborative, and hypermedia information systems.

8. The advantages of using a protocol is that your information is safe and secure whereas if you don’t use one your information may be leaked into the web.