Internet Business Tutorial 7

by Robert H. Fraass on Friday, March 11, 2005
Learning how computers connected to the Internet exchange data of all types is useful for understanding how the Internet works. The Internet is essentially an immense network of computers that communicate with each other through the transfer of data. To successfully accomplish these transfers, sets of rules, called protocols, are needed. These often-elaborate sets of formal communication rules are designed to ensure that the transfer of data occurs across networked computers with as little data loss and as few errors as possible.
There are different protocols used at different stages of the data-transfer process. Of the dozens of protocols used, let's take a look at some of the most-common ones you will come across as you operate your Internet business