COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK LAYER

NETWORK LAYER PROTOCOLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these Protocols deals with Email?
A
HTTP, TLS and DNS
B
POP, IMAP and SMTP
C
DCHP and FTP
D
IPv4 and IPv6
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are three common protocols used to deliver email over the Internet: the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), the Post Office Protocol (POP), and the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP). All three use TCP, and the last two are used for accessing electronic mailboxes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mail Server Assignment SMTP – sends a letter from a computer to a mail server and between the same servers; POP3 – receives and forwards mail to the recipient in the local application (MS Outlook, Thunderbird); IMAP – also accepts, but directly in the WEB environment (standard interface Gmail in the browser).

Detailed explanation-3: -The common protocols for email delivery are Post Office Protocol (POP), Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). Each of these protocols has a standard methodology to deal with the emails and also has defined functions.

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