COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK LAYER

NETWORK LAYER PROTOCOLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the protocols in the application layer?
A
POP, FTP, SMTP, HTTP, TCP
B
SMTP, IP, POP, HTTPS, TCP
C
HTTP, FTP, SMTP, IMAP, POP, HTTPS
D
IP, FTP, IMAP, POP, SMTP
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Simple Mail Transfer Protocol(SMTP) One of the most popular application layer protocols for network services is electronic mail (e-mail). Terminal Network(TELNET) File Transfer Protocol(FTP) Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Post Office Protocol(POP) Hypertext Transfer Protocol(HTTP) Domain Name System(DNS) 05-Oct-2022

Detailed explanation-2: -FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a network protocol for transmitting files between computers over Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) connections. Within the TCP/IP suite, FTP is considered an application layer protocol.

Detailed explanation-3: -SMTP and HTTP are both network layer protocols that are used to transfer information between hosts. SMTP is used to transfer emails between mail servers, while HTTP is used to transfer data from a web server to a web client.

Detailed explanation-4: -FTP stands for file transfer protocol, It is used to send and retrieve the file to a remote location. While in SMTP is a protocol used for sending and receiving email, although, in most examples, it is only used for sending E-mail while the receiving is done by other protocols like POP and IMA.

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