Protocols and port numbers
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- Q1This protocol is used for transferring files from a file server and uses port 20 or 21DHCPFTPSNMPAFP30s
- Q2This protocol is used for dynamically assigning IP addresses to hosts on a network - does not require manual ip configuration - it uses ports 67 and 68TCPDNSFTPDHCP30s
- Q3This protocol is used to send emails to an email server and uses port 25.SMTPIMAPPOP3MIME30s
- Q4This protocol is used to resolve host names to ip addresses so the average user only needs to remember the web address rather than an ip address. It uses port number 53.DNSSMBHTTPDHCP30s
- Q5This email protocol is used to retrieve email from an email server - a copy of the email is kept on the server for later access. This protocol uses port 143.POP3SMTPIMAPMIME30s
- Q6This protocol is used to remotely access network devices and servers - it is not secure! It uses port 23.SSHRDPSNMPTelnet30s
- Q7This protocol is used to remotely access network devices and servers - it is secure! It uses port 22.HTTPSDNSTelnetSSH30s
- Q8This protocol is used to access websites and resources over the world wide web. It uses port 80.HTTPDNSHTTPSDHCP30s
- Q9This protocol is a secure version of HTTP - it uses port 443.SMTPDHCPHTTPSHTTP30s
- Q10This protocol is used in Windows and allows remote access to other machines on a Windows domain or network. It uses port 3389.RDPSSHTelnetHTTPS30s