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Which protocol is used to send email?
Suggested Answer: D
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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a protocol for sending e-mail messages between servers. POP is a protocol used to retrieve e-mail from a mail server. NFS is a TCP/IP client/server application developed by Sun that enables different types of file systems to interoperate regardless of operating system or network architecture. FTP is the protocol that is used to facilitate file transfer between two machines.
Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Page 88.
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Celia
11 months ago
Not sure about SMTP being the only one...
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Tiffiny
12 months ago
Wait, isn't FTP used for file transfers?
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Tammara
12 months ago
I thought it was POP for a second.
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Sheridan
12 months ago
Totally agree, it's definitely SMTP!
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Rochell
1 year ago
SMTP is the protocol for sending emails.
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Marlon
1 year ago
I’m pretty confident that SMTP is the answer. It’s the one used for sending messages, unlike POP.
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Lizette
1 year ago
I’m not entirely sure, but I feel like POP is related to email too. Maybe it’s for receiving?
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Virgie
1 year ago
I think it's SMTP, right? I remember it being the main protocol for sending emails.
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Keneth
1 year ago
I practiced a question like this before, and I think FTP is definitely not it.
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Vilma
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know the Empirical Rule has something to do with standard deviation, but I can't quite remember the details. I'll need to review that topic before the exam.
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Bettina
1 year ago
This query looks straightforward, but I want to make sure I understand it correctly. The "$or" operator means the documents need to match either the condition on "a" or the condition on "b". I'll need to check each document to see if the values for "a" and "b" match the criteria.
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Kerry
1 year ago
I'm a bit confused. Is it really true that secondary data is always accurate? I'll have to double-check that.