Difference between revisions of "Internet Protocols"

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The most common '''Internet Protocols''' are:
 
The most common '''Internet Protocols''' are:
* [[Protocol:http|Hypertext Transport Protocol]]
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* [[HTTP|Hypertext Transport Protocol]]
* [[Protocol:https|Hypertext Transport Protocol Secure]]
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* [[HTTPS|Hypertext Transport Protocol Secure]]
* [[Protocol:ftp|File Tranfer Protocol]]
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* [[FTP|File Tranfer Protocol]]
* [[Protocol:SMTP|Simple Mail Transport Protocol]]
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* [[SMTP|Simple Mail Transport Protocol]]
* [[Protocol:POP|Post Office Protocol]]
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* [[POP|Post Office Protocol]]
  
 
The portion of a [[URL]] before the colon (":") is an abbreviation for the protocol used to communicate with another computer.
 
The portion of a [[URL]] before the colon (":") is an abbreviation for the protocol used to communicate with another computer.
  
 
[[Category:Glossary]]
 
[[Category:Glossary]]

Revision as of 02:44, 15 October 2009

A computer Protocol is an agreed upon method in which two computers can communicate with each other.

Internet Protocols are a set of standards by which computers can communicate together over the Internet. The development of standard Protocols has led to the massive growth of the internet since the mid-1990s.

The most common Internet Protocols are:

The portion of a URL before the colon (":") is an abbreviation for the protocol used to communicate with another computer.