Computer ScienceCode 9618
Protocols
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- Demonstrate an understanding of the reasons a protocol is vital when computers exchange data with each other
- Demonstrate an understanding of how protocol implementation may be seen as a stack, in which every layer carries out its own functionality
- Show that you understand the TCP/IP protocol suite
- Demonstrate an understanding of the protocols (HTTP, FTP, POP3, IMAP, SMTP, BitTorrent) and what each one is for