AS / A Level Computer Science
A CS 14 Communication and internet technologies
A CS 14.1 Protocols
Candidates should be able to:
Show understanding of why a protocol is essential
for communication between computers
Show understanding of how protocol
implementation can be viewed as a stack, where
each layer has its own functionality
Show understanding of the TCP / IP protocol suiteĀ
Show understanding of protocols (HTTP, FTP,
POP3, IMAP, SMTP, BitTorrent) and their purposes
Notes and guidance
Four Layers (Application, Transport, Internet, Link)
Purpose and function of each layer
Application when a message is sent from one host
to another on the internet
BitTorrent protocol provides peer-to-peer file sharing