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Flashcards by Lyssa Badger, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Lyssa Badger
over 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is the purpose of a Computer Protocol? | A set of rules that define how devices on a network communicate |
| What does HTML Stand for? | Hyper-text Mark Up Language |
| What does XML stand for? | Extensible Mark-Up Language |
| What does HTTP stand for? | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| What does HTTPS Stand for? | Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure |
| What does CSS stand for? | Cascading Style Sheets |
| What does POP stand for? | Post Office Protocol |
| What does IMAP stand for? | Internet Message Access Protocol |
| What does SMTP stand for? | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
| What does FTP stand for? | File Transfer Protocol |
| What does TCP/IP Stand for? | Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol |
| What is the purpose of HTML? | Writing web pages for display. Made up of tags e.g. <html> <title> HTML </title> |
| What is the purpose of XML? | A text-based means of describing data. |
| What is the purpose of HTTP? | Client-sever protocol for requesting and delivering resources such as HTML files(web pages/WWW) |
| What is the purpose of HTTPS? | This is HTTP used over a secure encrypted connection. Used mainly in internet banking etc. |
| What is the purpose of CSS? | Define how HTML elements are to be displayed. |
| What is the purpose of POP? | This is a protocol used by email clients to retrieve email from a remote email server. IMAP largely replaced POP (Email) |
| What is the purpose of IMAP? | Alternative protocol for accessing email messaged from a server. Allows complete management of a remote mailbox (Email) |
| What is the purpose of SMTP? | This is an old standard for the transmission of email. Used to push or deliver mail onto a mail sever (Email) |
| What is the purpose of FTP? | Used to send computer files from one host to another over the internet. Commonly used for uploading web pages to web server. |
| What is the purpose of TCP/IP? | Defines how data is transferred through a network. |
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