The rules by which programs exchange mail, pages, files and messages over the internet. HTTP carries the web, SMTP carries electronic mail, SSH gives secure remote access, IRC supports text chat, Gopher was an early system for distributing and retrieving documents, and BitTorrent shares files directly between peers. IRC is a text-based chat system for instant messaging, and Gopher was designed for distributing, searching and retrieving documents in Internet Protocol networks.
Internet Application Protocols
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Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC): Domain Name System
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A general-purpose distributed, replicated, data query service chiefly used on Internet for translating hostnames into Internet addresses.
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC): World-Wide Web
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The web is one application carried by the Internet
Wikipedia: HTTP
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HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is an application layer protocol in the Internet protocol suite for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems.
Wikipedia: SMTP
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The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an Internet standard communication protocol for electronic mail transmission.
Wikipedia: SSH
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The Secure Shell Protocol (SSH Protocol) is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network.
Wikipedia: IRC
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IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a text-based chat system for instant messaging.
Wikipedia: Gopher (protocol)
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Gopher ( ) is a communication protocol designed for distributing, searching, and retrieving documents in Internet Protocol networks.
Wikipedia: BitTorrent
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BitTorrent is a communication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P), which enables users to distribute data and electronic files over the Internet in a decentralized manner.
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