Protocols (NETWORKS)

Question 1

Ethernet

Answer 1

A suite of protocols used with wired networks.
Any network hardware that uses this suite of
protocols will work with any other hardware
that uses them.

Question 2

WiFi

Answer 2

Wireless Fidelity

A suite of protocols used with wireless
networks. It enables the transmission of data
through radio signals.

Question 3

HTTP

Answer 3

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

A protocol that is used to identify, request, and
transfer web pages across the internet.

Question 4

HTTPS

Answer 4

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

A protocol that is used to identify, request, and
transfer web pages SECURELY across the
internet.

Question 5

FTP

Answer 5

File Transfer Protocol

A protocol that deals with uploading and
downloading files from a server. Users can
often access a directory of files and choose
what to download and where to upload.

Question 6

POP

Answer 6

Post Office Protocol

Used with email. This protocol retrieves the
email from the email server, delivers it to your
computer or device, and then deletes it from
the email server.

Question 7

IMAP

Answer 7

Internet Message Access Protocol

Used with email. This protocol retrieves the
email from the email server but also leaves a
copy of it on the remote server.

Question 8

SMTP

Answer 8

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

Used with email. This protocol deals with
sending an email to an email server.