Protocols

Question 1

True or False, an email go directly to another person

Answer 1

False - goes through many machines called mail servers

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Question 2

why might a message be taking a while to load?

Answer 2

If its taking a while to load, it may be because it is going through many different servers.

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Question 3

starts with ‘p’

what do computers need?

Answer 3

computers need PROTOCOLS

Question 4

why is it important for both parties to know the protocols?

Answer 4

if a party doesn’t know the protocols, then the message will not be recieved correctly, if it is recieved at all

Question 5

DEFINITION

what are protocols?

Answer 5

A set of rules for formatting data so that all connected devices can process it.

Question 6

there are two examples

protocols for emails….

Answer 6

1. need to have the @ symbol
2. the email address needs to be unique

Question 7

three protocols, followed by an example

website protocols….

Answer 7

1. all websites start with http:// or https://
2. need to have www.
3. dots seperate each part of the address