ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol
the standard error and control message protocol for Internet systems. Defined inRFC792, the most well known use of ICMP messages is the Echo Request - Echo Reply sequence used by Ping.
UDP - User Datagram Protocol
a connectionless protocol that, like TCP, runs on top of IP networks. unlike TCP/IP, UDP/IP provides very few error recovery services, offering instead a direct way to send and receive datagrams over an IP network. it is used primaly for broadcasting messages over a network. that allows an application program on one computer to send a datagram to an application program on another computer.
note: protocol with no connection required between sender and receiver that allows sending of data packets on the Internet (thought unreliable because it cannot ensure the packets will arrive undamaged or in the correct order)
TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
it is one of the main protocols in TCP/IP networks. whereas the IP protocol deals only with packets, TCP enables two hosts to establish a connection and exchange streams of data. TCP guarantees delivery of data and also guarantees that packets will be delivered the same order in which they were sent.
FTP - File Transfer Protocol
FTP is a method using SLIP/PPP for retrieving files from a remote internet site. many sites out there allow what is termed and 'anonymous' connection. in other words, there exists a special username called 'anonymous' so that the site can act as a library of useful public domain programs and documents.
There are special programs that do this file transferring for those that upload and download in mass. There are thousands of FTP sites on the Internet offering files and programs of all kinds.
HTTP - HyperText Transport Protocol
used to link and transfer hypertext documents.
IP - Internet Protocol
it specifies the format of packets, also called datagrams, and the addressing scheme. most networks combine IP with a higher-level protocol called TCP, which establishes a virtual connection between a destination and a source. IP by itself is something like the postal system. it allows you to address a package and drop it in the system, but there is no direct link between you and the recipient. TCP/IP, on the other hand, establishes a connection between two hosts so that they can send messages back and forth for a period of time. (IP also provides for fragmentation and reassembly of long datagrams, if necessary, for transmission through small-packet networks)
TCP/IP
the method by which most Internet activity takes place. members with access to TCP/IP through a SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol) or PPP (Point to Point Protocol) connection can connect to many ISP services in this manner.
SLIP & PPP
SLIP is one of two standard methods of connecting to the Internet. with a SLIP account you can connect to your ISP over the Internet. it is a protocol used by TCP/IP routers and PCs to send packets over a dial-up and leased-line connections. SLIP has been pretty much replaced by PPP.
hehe. LoL
note: i can continue with LAN, WAN, Intranet, Mainframe, FrameRelay, Router, Cisco, Pad, xDSL, DNS, DHCP, ARP, SMTP, POP, IMAP, WAP, WML, RTP, RTCP, EGP/IGP, RIP, OSPF, X25, X32, Rnis, RPC, Telnet, LMNT, OSI, RFC, SNMP, P2P.
btw why aren't you slightly helpfull, is there a lack somewhere?