Protocols

Question 1

What is a protocol?

Answer 1

A set of rules

Question 2

What does a network protocol do?

Answer 2

defines the standards for data transmissions

Question 3

What is the purpose of HTTP?

Answer 3

Used by a browser to access a webpage from a web server

Question 4

What are the key features of HTTP?

Answer 4

Delivers web page data

Question 5

What is the purpose of HTTPS?

Answer 5

HTTP but with encryption

Question 6

What are the key features of HTTP?

Answer 6

Encrypts the data and uses a secure socket layer for greater protection

Question 7

What is the purpose of FTP?

Answer 7

Transmitting files between client and server computers

Question 8

What are the key features of FTP?

Answer 8

Used to upload and download files from a server

Question 9

What is the purpose of POP?

Answer 9

Retrieving an email from an email server to your device

Question 10

What are the key features of POP?

Answer 10

Deletes messages on the email server once they have been downloaded to a single device

Question 11

What is the purpose of SMTP?

Answer 11

Sending email messages between mail servers

Question 12

What are the key features of SMTP?

Answer 12

Used for sending emails