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Networking TCP/IP
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Computer Networking
9th Grade
10/26/2009

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Term
TCP/IP
Definition
transmission control protocol/Internet protocol

TCP/IP defines how electronic devices ( like computers) should be connected to the internet, and how data should be transmitted between them.
Term
ICMP
Definition
Internet control message protocol

for errors and statistics
Term
DHCP
Definition
dynamic host configuration protocol

for dynamic addressing
Term
HTTP
Definition
HyperText Transfer Protocol

HTTP takes care of the communication between a web server and a web browser.
Term
HTTPS
Definition
secure HTTP

HTTPS takes care of secure

communication between a web server and a web browser.
Term
SSL
Definition
secure sockets layer

The SSL protocol is used for

encryption of data for secure data transmission
Term
SMTP
Definition
simple mail transfer protocol

SMTP is used for transmission of e-mails.
Term
MIME
Definition
multi-purpose internet mail extensions

The MIME protocol lets SMTP transmit multimedia files including voice, audio, and binary data across TCP/IP networks
Term
IMAP
Definition
internet message access protocol

IMAP is used for storing and retrieving e-mails
Term
POP
Definition
post office protocol

POP is used for downloading e-mails from an e-mail server to a personal computer.
Term
FTP
Definition
file transfer protocol

FTP takes care of transmission of files between computers.
Term
NTP
Definition
network time protocol

NTP is used to synchronize the time (the clock) between computers
Term
SNMP
Definition
simple network management protocol

SNMP is used for administration of computer networks
Term
LDAP
Definition
Lightweight directory access protocol

LDAP is used for collecting information about users and e-mail addresses from the internet.
Term
ARP
Definition
address resolution protocol

ARP is used by IP to find the hardware address of a computer network card based on the ip address.
Term
RARP
Definition
reverse address resolution protocol

RARP is used by IP to find the IP address based on the hardware address of a computer network card.
Term
BOOTP
Definition
boot protocol

BOOTP is used for booting (starting) computers from the network.
Term
PPTP
Definition
point to point tunneling protocol

PPTP is used for setting up a connection (tunnel) between private networks
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