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What is protocol ? Name some commonly used protocols.
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A protocol is a formal description of message formats and the rules that two or more machines must follow to exchange those messages.
Some commonly used protocols are as follows:
- HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
- FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
- TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
- Slip (Serial Line Internet Protocol) / PPP (Point to Point Protocols)
- IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
- POP (Post Office Protocol)
- SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
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