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An Introduction to Internet Protocols

Internet protocol is the principal communications protocol and a set of requirements to address and route data on Internet. Take this quiz to know more about it.
Sameer Shinde
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The foundational protocols in the suite are TCP and IP that are widely used in the Internet.
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Internet uses Internet protocol which is a packet switching protocol to increase the robustness of communication.
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The Hypertext Transfer Protocol is a protocol used for secure communication over the web.
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Post Office Protocol version 3 is mostly used by e-mail clients because POP3 makes it easy for anyone to receive their email from a mail server.
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With each field bounded by a colon, an IPv6 address consists of 128 bits and is expressed in hexadecimal notation.
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In static routing, routes are manually configured by a network administrator in the routing table.
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A Multicast address is generated once which identifies a set of interfaces and used to transmit data to multiple computers.
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A Subnet is the act of subdivision of an IP network into smaller logical subnetworks.
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The Default gateway is a node in a computer network that is the first IP address of the device.
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OSI is an ISO standard for worldwide communications that enables diverse communication systems using standard protocols.
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Domain Name System is a server-based distributed database management system that converts domain/host names to IP addresses.
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A URL is a string of characters that specifies its location on a computer network and used to access a website on the Internet.
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