FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

WEB BROWSERS TECHNOLOGY

THE INTERNET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following best describes the protocols used on the Internet?
A
The protocols of the Internet are designed by government agencies to ensure they remain free to use
B
The protocols of the internet are secret to maintain the privacy and security of people using them
C
Each device connected to the internet will use a protocol designed by the company that manufactured it
D
The protocols of the internet are open andused by all devices connected to the network
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -D). The protocols of the Internet are open and used by all devices connected to the network. In the context of computing, ‘Protocol’ is described as the ‘set of formal rules that describe the way to either transmit or exchange data, especially across a network.

Detailed explanation-2: -Common Internet protocols include TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), UDP/IP (User Datagram Protocol/Internet Protocol), HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) and FTP (File Transfer Protocol). TCP/IP is a stream protocol. This means that a connection is negotiated between a client and a server.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following best describes a protocol? It is an application such as a browser used by a node to communicate.

Detailed explanation-4: -11. Which of the following is a primary reason for the use of open protocols on the Internet? A Open protocols allow devices to specify how data packets are to be routed on the Internet in advance.

Detailed explanation-5: -As a request-response protocol, HTTP gives users a way to interact with web resources such as HTML files by transmitting hypertext messages between clients and servers.

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