All exam boards apart from iGCSE require a detailed knowledge of the operation of the TCP/IP protocol stack which enables consistent communication across the Internet (and beyond ...)
We are learning ...
- About the functions of the main networking protocols
- About the operation of and the functions of the layers in the TCP/IP stack.
So that we can ...
- Define the term 'network protocol'
- Explain the purpose of common networking protocols ...
- Ethernet
- WiFi
- TCP (Transmission control protocol)
- UDP (User datagram protocol)
- IP (Internet protocol)
- HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
- HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)
- FTP (File transfer protocol)
- SMTP (Simple mail transfer protocol)
- IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
- POP3 (Post Office Protocol)
- Describe the functions of the 4 layers in the TCP/IP Stack
- Application layer (HTTP / HTTPS / SMTP / IMAP / FTP)
- Transport layer (TCP / UDP)
- Network layer (IP)
- Data link layer (MAC)
- Packet switching (OCR)
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