COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK LAYER

NETWORK LAYER PROTOCOLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which protocol governs the transmission of data in a wireless network?
A
SMTP
B
TCP
C
Wi-Fi
D
IP
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Wi-Fi is a protocol specifying a series of rules governing how data transmission carries on a network. The IEEE (a governing authority) specified protocol 802.11 for the family of standards that includes Wi-Fi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wireless Internet Protocol is often just called IP. And it isn’t just restricted to wireless – it also applies to other data communications media such as wire or fibre optic cable.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most important protocols for data transmission across the Internet are TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) and IP (Internet Protocol). Using these jointly (TCP/IP), we can link devices that access the network; some other communication protocols associated with the Internet are POP, SMTP and HTTP.

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