what is protocol ?

 

PROTOCOAL

 

Protocol:-  it is a set of rules that govern the syntax, semantics and synchronization of communication. It may be applied by hardware, software, or a combination of the hardware and software.

  It is a convention or standard that regulates the operation and transference of data between two computers.

  The primary protocol of the internet is TCP/IP protocol which stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.

 

Types of Protocol

There are the following types of protocol such as-

§  TCP/IP

§  FTP

§  HTTP

§  HTTPS

§  POP

§  TELNET

§  UDP.....etc

TCP/IP    Protocol:- it stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.

  It is responsible for connection-oriented transmission and IP is responsible for connectionless transmission that represents the logical address of the host machine.

FTP  Protocol:-  FTP stands for File transfer protocol.

    FTP is a standard internet protocol provided by TCP/IP used for transmitting the files from one host to another.

    It is mainly used for transferring the web page files from their creator to the computer that acts as a server for other computers on the internet.

    It is also used for downloading the files to the computer from other servers.

 

HTTP Protocol:- it stands for hypertext transfer protocol.

        It is used to transfer information on the world wide web.

        It was coordinated by the world wide web consortium(W3C) and the Internet        Engineering Task Force(IETF).

       It defines how messages are formatted, transmitted and what action web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands.

        Its main purpose is to provide a way to display and retrieve HTML pages.

        It is a request /response protocol between clients and server.

 

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