Know about TCP/IP Protocols

TCP/IP Protocols

TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
TCP is used for transmission of data from an application to the network.

IP - Internet Protocol
IP takes care of the communication with other computers.

HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HTTP takes care of the communication between a web server and a web browser.

HTTPS - Secure HTTP
HTTPS takes care of secure communication between a web server and a web browser.

SSL - Secure Sockets Layer
The SSL protocol is used for encryption of data for secure data transmission.

SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SMTP is used for transmission of e-mails.

MIME - Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions
The MIME protocol lets SMTP transmit multimedia files including voice, audio, and binary data across TCP/IP networks.

IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol
IMAP is used for storing and retrieving e-mails.

POP - Post Office Protocol
POP is used for downloading e-mails from an e-mail server to a personal computer.

FTP - File Transfer Protocol
FTP takes care of transmission of files between computers.

NTP - Network Time Protocol
NTP is used to synchronize the time (the clock) between computers.

DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHCP is used for allocation of dynamic IP addresses to computers in a network.

SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol
SNMP is used for administration of computer networks.

LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LDAP is used for collecting information about users and e-mail addresses from the internet.

ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol
ICMP takes care of error-handling in the network.

ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
ARP is used by IP to find the hardware address of a computer network card based on the IP address.

RARP - Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
RARP is used by IP to find the IP address based on the hardware address of a computer network card.

BOOTP - Boot Protocol
BOOTP is used for booting (starting) computers from the network.

PPTP - Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
PPTP is used for setting up a connection (tunnel) between private networks.