COMPUTER NETWORKING

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INTRODUCTION

PROTOCOL LAYERING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A protocol used to receive email. With Email is saved on a server even after it is downloaded to a client.
A
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
B
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
C
Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3)
D
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Internet Message Access Protocol, or IMAP, is a standard email retrieval (incoming) protocol. It stores email messages on a mail server and enables the recipient to view and manipulate them as though they were stored locally on their device(s).

Detailed explanation-2: -Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a protocol for accessing email or bulletin board messages from a (possibly shared) mail server or service. IMAP allows a client e-mail program to access remote message stores as if they were local.

Detailed explanation-3: -(Internet Message Access Protocol 4) A programming interface (API) from the IETF that enables a user’s email program to access the mail server (RFC 3501 standard). Email clients such as Outlook, Mail, Eudora and Thunderbird are typically configured to retrieve mail either via IMAP4 or POP3, the other popular standard.

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