Networking: Chapter 1 (Common Network Protocols)

Question 1

What is File Transfer Protocol (FTP)?

Answer 1

• FTP is used to send files between computers on a TCP/IP network, such as the Internet.
• FTP operates at the Application layer.

Question 2

What is HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)?

Answer 2

• HTTP defines the syntax for communication between web browsers and web servers.
• HTTP operates at the Application layer.

Question 3

What is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)?

Answer 3

• SMTP is used to transfer electronic mail messages between one SMTP host and another.
• SMTP operates at the Application layer.

Question 4

What is Telnet?

Answer 4

• Telnet is part of the TCP/IP suite of protocols, and allows a user to log into a remote machine.
• Telnet operates at the Application layer.

Question 5

What is a network protocol?

Answer 5

• A network protocol is an agreed set of rules that two parties agree on in order to communicate successfully.

Question 6

How do FTP, SMTP and HTTP encode data?

Answer 6

Using plain ASCII text