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It provides a way to connect and exchange information between devices such as mobile
phones, telephones, laptops, printers, personal computers, GPS receivers (Global Positioning
System) through 2.4 GHz short range radio frequency bandwidth.
Protocol
Protocol is a set of rules that governs the communication between computers on a network.
Certain network protocols and standards must be followed in order to ensure that your
computer can communicate with another computer over a network. Different types of COMPUTER NETWORKING
protocols used for different operations on the Internet are listed below:
• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP): It is a set of rules that defines how the Web pages
transfer information like document, file, image, video between computers over Internet.
• Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS): It is a secure version of HTTP. The
information is converted into code to prevent unauthorised access.
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP): It is a set of rules that allows file uploading and downloading 27
from the other computers over the Internet.
• Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP): It is a network protocol
that defines how the information or messages are routed from one end of a network
to the other.
• Post Office Protocol Version 3 (POP3): It is an Internet standard protocol that allows
e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail messages from an e-mail server.
• Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP): It is an e-mail protocol that stores e-mail
messages on a mail server and allows the user to view, access and manipulate the messages
on the mail server from their computer.
• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP): It is an e-mail protocol for sending e-mail
messages across the Internet.
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Warm Write the full form of the following: Century #Information Literacy
Skills
Up!
1. HTTP: ________________________________________________
2. FTP: _________________________________________________
3. IMAP: ________________________________________________
4. SMTP: ________________________________________________

