TCP/IP is the communication protocol for the Internet TCP/IP defines how electronic devices should be connected to the Internet, and how data should be transmitted between them TCP is for communication between applications TCP is responsible for breaking data down into IP packets IP is for communication between computers IP is responsible for routing each packet to its destination
Each computer must have an IP address before it can connect to the Internet An IP address contains 4 numbers. The numbers are between 0 and 255. Addresses are written as four numbers separated by a period: TCP/IP uses 32 bits or 4 bytes addressing IP numbers are hard to remember. Using a domain name is easier:
TCP/IP is a large collection of different communication protocols based upon the two original protocols TCP and IP HTTP takes care of the communication between a web server and a web browser HTTPS takes care of the secure communication between a web server and a web browser SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is used for encryption of data for secure data transmission
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is used for transmission of s MIME (Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions) lets SMTP transmit multimedia files IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is used for storing and retrieving s POP (Post Office Protocol) is used for downloading s from an server to a PC FTP (File Transfer Protocol) takes care of transmission of files between computers
When you write an , you use an program like Outlooks, Lotus Notes Your program uses deferent TCP/IP protocols: Send your s using SMTP. SMTP can transmit pure text. SMTP uses the MIME protocol to send binary data Download your s from an server using POP Connect to an server using IMAP