COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS

NETWORK PROTOCOLS AND STANDARDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
SMTP is used for .
A
Retrieving emails
B
Maintain CPU performance
C
Downloading files
D
Sending emails from one server to another
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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). Most e-mail clients, however, use other protocols, such as POP3 or IMAP4, to retrieve e-mail from the server.

Detailed explanation-2: -A simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) server is a communication protocol that enables you to send and receive emails. Without an SMTP server, you can’t send your email to recipients. The server also examines if an active email account is transmitting the outbound message.

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