History of TCP/IP Flashcards
1
Q
What does TCP/IP stand for?
A
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
2
Q
TCP/IP communication protocols were initially developed for whom? When?
A
the American Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET). 1970s.
3
Q
By when did TCP/IP become an official standard? What happened then?
A
1980s. It kept getting adopted.
THE INTERNET WAS BORN.
4
Q
What is an RFC? Who solicits them? Why?
A
Request for Comments, solicited by the IAB (Internet Activities Board).
They are used to standardize protocols and procedures for the Internet.
5
Q
Who forms RFC committees?
A
People and organizations with vested interests.
6
Q
What are the two RFC groups?
A
- state of standardization (standard, proposed, experimental, historic)
- status of the protocol (required, recommended, elective, not recommended)
