COMPUTER NETWORKING

INTRODUCTION

PROTOCOL LAYERING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In which layer of the protocol stack does FTP, SMTP, POP and IMAP work at?
A
Physical layer
B
Transport layer
C
Application layer
D
MAC layer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In internet protocol suite, the application layer contains communication protocols and interface methods which used for the process to process communication over the network. Application layer contains several protocols namely Telnet, FTP, TFTP, SMTP, SNMP, DNS, and DHCP.

Detailed explanation-2: -Application Layer Protocols: DNS, SMTP, POP, FTP, HTTP.

Detailed explanation-3: -Application layer uses several protocols to provide various services to the user. HTTP, FTP, SMTP, DNS, TELNET etc are the protocol employed by the application layer.

Detailed explanation-4: -HTTP is an application layer protocol used for transferring information between computers on the World Wide Web. HTTP is based on a request/response standard between a client; usually the host and a server, a web site.

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