Protocols

Sir Tom taught us about Protocols.

A protocol is a set of rules that governs the 

communications between computers on a 

network.

Types of Protocols:

1.Internet Protocol-is the primary network protocol used on the Internet and many other networks

used together with the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).

2.Transmission Control Protocol-is connection-oriented network protocol used the web,

email, remote administration and file transfer.

3.User Datagram Protocol-is a connectionless-oriented network protocol that allows computer applications to send messages to other hosts IP network.

4.File Transfer Protocol-is a standard network protocol that transfer files from one host to another 

host like the Internet.

5.Simple Mail Transfer Protocol- Electronic mail (e-mail) transmission across IP networks.

6.Hypertext Transfer Protocol-is an application protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia 

information systems.

7.Address Resolution Protocol-is a protocol used for resolution of addresses into link layer addresses.

8.Internet Control Message Protocol- It is used by network devices, like routers, to send error messages indicating, for example, that a requested service is not available or that a host or router could not be reached.

9.Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol-can automatically and dynamically get an IP address.