Protocols

14.1

What the syllabus asks of you

Show understanding of why a protocol is essential for communication between computers
Show understanding of how protocol implementation can be viewed as a stack, where each layer has its own functionality
Show understanding of the TCP / IP protocol suite
Show understanding of protocols (HTTP, FTP, POP3, IMAP, SMTP, BitTorrent) and their purposes

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Chapter 14: Protocols

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All 15 questions on Protocols, untimed — answer on paper, then mark yourself against the mark scheme.

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Choose the years and how many questions, then print it with the answers on separate pages.

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15 questions

These are structured questions, answered in working rather than by picking an option, so they are not listed here one by one. The drill above puts each in front of you with its mark scheme to check against.