Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Introduction DHCP is supported by most modern operating systems and network devices, such as routers and switches. Definition DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a network protocol used to automatically assign IP addresses and other network configuration parameters or information …

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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Introduction SNMP stands for “Simple Network Management Protocol “. It was developed in 1988. Definition It is a standard protocol for internetwork management because it is a simple(small number of commands used for communication, its reliance on connectionless communication link) and …

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Terminal Emulation Protocol (Telnet)

Introduction Telnet is one of the major protocols of client-server architecture. Definition Telnet is an application layer protocol used to establish a virtual terminal or remote connection to a computer or network device over the Internet or a local network. …

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File Transfer Protocol(FTP)

Introduction FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. FTP was widely used in the past for transferring files between computers over the Internet, but it has largely been replaced by more secure and efficient protocols such as SFTP (Secure File Transfer …

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Domain Name System(DNS)

Introduction DNS stands for “Domain Name System”. All the websites on the Internet have unique names associated with them called domain names. Thus, to launch a website, we must have a unique domain name. To avoid any conflict within the …

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E-mail Protocols

Click this link for E-mail Basics Email protocols are a set of rules and standards that define how electronic mail messages are transmitted, received, and processed between different email systems. E-mail protocols are multiple protocols that work together to facilitate …

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TCP/IP Reference Model

History of TCP/IP Reference Model TCP/IP Reference Model was created in the 1970s by DARPA(Defense Advanced Research Project Agency), an agency of the United States Department of Defense. It laid the foundation for ARPANET(Advanced Research Project Agency Network), which was …

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Preprocessor Directives with Macro Examples in C

Macro Examples Example : A Preprocessor Directives with Macro Examples for Defining Constants in C to display the message/value. Example : A Preprocessor Directives with Macro Examples for Defining a Function like a Macro in C to find the square …

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Preprocessor Directives & Macro in C

Difference between Preprocessor Directives and Macro Preprocessor Directives Introduction The C pre-processor is not part of the compiler but is a separate step in the compilation process. The syntax of the pre-processor is different from the syntax of the rest …

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