Protocols and standards on the web

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In telecommunications, a communication protocol is a system of rules that allows two or more entities of a communications system to transmit information via any kind of variation of a physical quantity. These are the rules or standard that defines the syntax, semantics and synchronization of communication and possible error recovery methods. Protocols may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination of both.

Communicating systems use well-defined formats (protocol) for exchanging messages. Each message has an exact meaning intended to elicit a response from a range of possible responses pre-determined for that particular situation. [2]


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What do you actually NEED to know?[edit]

There are certain standards you must know in order to complete IB diploma. These are not fully complete, in my opinion, but they are here for your reference:

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You should be able to:

  • Define protocol
  • Define data integrity
  • Define source integrity
  • Define flow control
  • Define deadlock
  • Define congestion management
  • Define error correction
  • Define error checking
  • Explain the importance of networking protocols

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