Standards

[|Standards and Protocols]


 * Standards and Protocols -** are technical rules and conventions that enable compatibility and therefore facilitate communications or interoperability between different IT systems and their components. They might governt the design and use of hardware, software and informations. For example the communication protocols used on the internet, the [|ASCII] representations for characters or the design of the printer port on a personal computer are all governed by standards.

Protocols are rules governing communication between devices or applications, here are the common types of protocols:
 * Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
 * File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
 * Internet Control Messege Protocol (ICMP)
 * User Diagram Protocol (UDP)
 * Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
 * Post Office Protocol (POP3)

A Standard ﻿ is an agreed way of making or doing some thing, some standards are widely followed, such as industry-wide standards. The ISO (International Standards Organization) provide many standards to ensure that both businesses will work together.

Just like the guidelines for our ITGS syllabus, these standards are basically the instruction or guidelines. An ITGS website project, for example, must not have any broken links.
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