1.5 Network Topologies, Protocols and Layers // GCSE Computer Science MidTerm Assessment
- star and mesh network topologies
- Wifi:
- frequency and channels
- encryption
- ethernet
- the uses of IP addressing, MAC addressing, and protocols including:
- TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
- HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol)
- HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure)
- FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
- POP (Post Office Protocol)
- IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
- SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
- the concept of layers
- packet switching.
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