FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

TYPES OF NETWORK SECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does SMTP stand for? (1-4)
A
Server Mail Transfer Protocol
B
Simple Mail Transition Protocol
C
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
D
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -SMTP, which stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, is an email protocol used for sending email messages from one email account to another via the internet.

Detailed explanation-2: -Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a TCP/IP protocol used in sending and receiving e-mail. It is typically used with POP3 or Internet Message Access Protocol to save messages in a server mailbox and download them periodically from the server for the user.

Detailed explanation-3: -SMTP. The SMTP is a protocol used to transfer e-mail messages and attachments. SMTP is used to transmit e-mail between e-mail servers and from e-mail clients (such as Microsoft Outlook or UNIX and Linux’s sendmail) to e-mail servers (such as Microsoft Exchange).

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is SMTP. An SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol ) is an application layer protocol used to send mail from a sender to a receiver email server. SMTP is a PUSH protocol. Port number 25 is used to initiate the SMTP connection.

Detailed explanation-5: -A messaging protocol governing electronic-mail transmission in Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networks. It is used to transfer e-mail between computers. It is a server-to-server protocol. SMTP supports only text and cannot handle attachments.

There is 1 question to complete.