Protocols
- 2. What is protocol Requirements of protocol Functions of protocols Need of protocols Types of protocols Protocol architecture
- 3. A protocol is a series of rules by which computing devices are able to communicate.
- 4. Data formats for data exchange Flow control Routing Acknowledgements Loss of information Sequence control
- 5. Identifies errors Applies compression techniques. Decides on : How to announce sent data . How to announce receive data How to address data. How data is to be sent.
- 6. Protocols are needed for predetermined understandings for communications. It helps the smooth functioning of a system, such contribution to a system may benefit or offend you from where you stand.
- 7. TCP: Transmission Control Protocol HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol FTP: File Transfer Protocol SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
- 8. UDP : User Datagram protocols ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol SCTP: Stream Control Transmission Protocol ARP: Address Resolution Protocol
- 9. The TCP/IP protocol suite was first defined in 1974 TCP/IP represents a set of public standards that satisfy how packets of information are exchanged between computers over one and more networks.
- 11. IP, which stands for Internet Protocol , is a Network layer protocol that is responsible for delivering packets to network devices. Each packet is treated as an independent unit of data without any relation to any other unit of data.
- 12. Ensures a sent message is sent without any loss of data or any mix up of the order of the data Will request re-transmission of lost or damaged packets
- 14. Smtp is the most popular protocol for transferring electronic mail on internet. Smtp specifies the format for the electronic message along with its route from source computer to destination computer through e-mail servers.
- 16. It is used to transfer files from a server to a client computer. example of an FTP service is when you visit a site to download software--you click on download, and it contacts the FTP server which then downloads the file to your computer.
- 18. HTTP is a protocol that communicates between an Internet browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox, and a web server that is hosting a website.
- 19. Controls traffic between network devices, but does not attempt any error correction. It is used for protocols where speed is more important than accuracy or error correction is handled by the client.