CONTENT:
•Protocol
•Types of protocol
•Transmission control protocol (TCP)
•internet protocol (IP)
•Hyper text transfer protocol (HTTP)
•Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP)
•File transfer protocol (FTP)
•Layers
PROTOCOL
•A protocol is a set of rules for the exchange of data
between a terminal and computer or between two
computers. Think of protocol as a sort of
recommunication agreement about the form in which a
message or data is to be sent and receipt is to be
acknowledge.
TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL (TCP)
This protocol ensures the delivery of information packets
across network.
INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP)
This important protocol is responsible for providing logical
addressing called IP address to route information between
networks.
HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL (HTTP)
This protocol is used to access, send and receive Hypertext Markup
Language (HTML) files on the Internet.
SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL (SMTP)
This protocol is used for transferring email between
computers.
FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (FTP)
FTP is responsible for allowing file to be copied between
devices.
Layers
In computer programming, layering is the organization of
programming into separate functional components that interact in
some sequential and hierarchical way, with each layer usually having
an interface only to the layer above it and the layer below it.