(Web Protocols)

Wow, it's nearly been 2 months since I logged into Blogger... Anyway, todays post is about what Web Protocols are, what types there are, what they do, how they are used, what are they used for, etc... Sounds suspiciously familiar...

Lets start with...

What are Web Protocols

A web protocol is basically a standard connection between two places over a network, enabling them to communicate with one-another. There are many different protocols in online web browsers. Here is a list of most of them:

ARP: Address Resolution Protocol
DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNS: Domain Name Service
DSN: Data Source Name
FTP: File Transfer Protocol
ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol
IDRP: ICMP Router-Discovery Protocol
IP: Internet Protocol
IRC: Internet Relay Chat Protocol
POP3: Post Office Protocol version 3
SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SSL: Secure Sockets Layer
TCP: Transmission Control Protocol
UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply
The most common of this list is the Hypertext Transfer Protocol, or HTTP for short. As you can see in the Address bar or URL bar, there is a HTTP:// just before the link of the webpage. That means it's telling the web browser to use that protocol to transfer data across to other places of the web (depending on what webpage the data is linked to.)

Thats a short summary on what Web Protocols are, now lets see...

How are they used

Lets start with the easiest: HTTP

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol is mainly used to transfer any sort of data, from an article on a news website to a visual dvice (i.e. a PC, mobile phone, laptop,etc.) at home to a simple message from one visual device to another over social networking sites (i.e. Facebook, twitter, etc.) When you type in an address in the URL browser, you are sending a request for information from the webpage address through a remote server. Once the request is sent, the server will start loading the data.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

FTP is a little similar to HTTP, but the main difference is that FTP allows transferance of files over the network. Files, such as PDF folders, music tracks, images, etc. can be downloaded, legally or illegally (depending on what you download), to your own visual device.

I'm gonna stop here for now but I'll add some in the future.

~BB