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Internet Protocols

FTP

HTTP

HTTPS

TCP/IP

TCP

IP

SMTP

POP3

FTP

FTP means file transfer protocol. It is one of the protocols used over the Internet. FTP is used primarily to transfer files between computers.
A simple time of FTP is called TFTP (Trivial File transfer protocol) this is not a secure file transfer protocol, and it is much simpler than FTP.

An FTP is called Anonymous FTP when it is not necessary to use a password or a user name to login to the server that provides the service. An email address may be used to login to the service if the user is prompted to input a login information.

HTTP

HTTP is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer protocol. It is the protocol used by the World Wide Web to share information over the Internet. When this protocol precedes a Uniform resource locator (URL), it indicates the address of a web site or a web page on the Internet.

HTTPS

HTTPS is HTTP with security. It is a form of protocol used with the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol to ensure that information passing through that web page or site is encrypted and therefore secure.

TCP/IP

TCP/IP is the suite of protocols that controls how data is transferred from one network to the other over the Internet

TCP

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is a protocol that ensures the correct transfer and the delivery of packets of information over the Internet. It ensures that packets are put back together in the form it was transferred (by the sender) when it reaches the receiving machine.

IP

IP means Internet Protocol. It is normally used in conjunction the TCP to define the suite of protocols that controls how information is transferred over the Internet. IP is that part of TCP/IP that ensures the delivery of information packets over the network.

SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a protocol that is used to transfer and retrieve emails over the Internet.

POP3

Post Office Protocol (POP3) is a protocol that allows the user to retrieve mails from a remote mail server over a TCP/IP connection.



	Note
	Protocol when used with the Internet, refers to the set of rules that controls how information is transmitted over the network.