Internet Protocols. Edexcel GCSE Computer Science

The protocol is used when sending email through the Internet. It details the format that messages are sent in, what commands email servers should understand and they should respond to them

• POP3

• IMAP

• SMTP

This protocol is used for for retrieving email from an email server. It will retrieve the email and delete it on the server.

• POP3

• IMAP

• SMTP

This protocol allows emails to be accessed using multiple email clients. It will not delete emails from the email server.

• IMAP

• POP3

• SMTP

What does TCP/IP

• Technical Control Protocol/International Protocol

• Transmission Communication Protocol/Intermediate Permission

• Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

• Transmission Communication Permission/Immediate Procedure

This is a family of protocols that are used in wired LANS

• Wi-Fi

• TCP/IP

• Ethernet

This protocol sets out how data is transmitted on wireless LANS

• Ethernet

• TCP/IP

• Wi-Fi

What order does data travel through the TCP/IP. ''Another Truck is Late''

• Link/Internet/Application/Transport

• Application/Transport/Internet/Link

• Internet/Link/Transport/Application

• Link/Internet/Transport/Application

An error checking technique used by the TCP/IP

• Somecheck

• Checkum

• Checksum

What am I? A network that covers a relatively small geographical area, often a single site.

• Local Area Network (LAN)

• Wireless local area network (WLAN)

• Wide Area Network

True or False: The Internet is the largest wide area network

• True

• False