1. Describe the protocols governing the web?
HTTP: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol used by the world wide web. Http defines how
messages are formatted and transmitted and what actions web servers and browsers
should take in response to various commands. Http is called a stateless protocol
because each command is executed independently.
IP: Internet Protocol is the central unifying protocol it the TCP/IP suite. It
provides the basic delivery mechanism for packets of data sent between all
systems on internet.
TCP/IP: TCP/IP is a name given to the collection of networking protocols that
have been used to construct the global internet.
FTP: File Transfer Protocol allows you to send files to a remote computer. You
can also update files at a server. People who create web pages can use FTP to
get their files to the server where they will be accessed.