Network Protocols

Question 1

HTTP/HTTPS

Answer 1

Hyper text transfer protocol- used by Web browsers to access websites and communicate with Web servers.
Https-more secured version, encrypts all information sent and recieved

Question 2

FTP

Answer 2

File transfer protocol- access, edit and move files between devices on a network

Question 3

IMAP

Answer 3

Internet message access protocol-used to retrieve emails from a server

Question 4

SMTP

Answer 4

Simple mail transfer protocol-used to send emails, also used to transfer emails between servers.

Question 5

IP

Answer 5

Internet protocol- routers read ip address and directs packets.

Question 6

TCP/UDP

Answer 6

Transport layer protocols which control the packaging and unpackaging of data.
Splits data into packets.

TCP- numbered packets
UDP- not numbered packets

Question 7

What is a network protocol?

Answer 7

A set of rules for how devices communicate across a network.