Glossary · Computer science
Protocol
An agreed set of rules for how computers exchange data, such as HTTP, TCP or DNS.
In the game
In the game, 1 prompt asks about protocol. 51 answers count in total; the common ones float, and 39 rare ones sink below the surface.
For example
Answers to “Name a networking protocol”, among the ones people know best:
- HTTP
- TCP
- IP
- HTTPS
- UDP
- FTP
- DNS
- SSH
- SMTP
- DHCP
Trivia prompts about protocol
See also
How deep does your knowledge go?
Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.
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