A user sends an email from a laptop to a mail server.
Identify the protocol used to send the email.
Mark scheme
- C SMTP (1)
- The only correct answer is C. The correct answer is SMTP.
- A is not correct because FTP is used to upload and download files
- B is not correct because HTTP is used to request web pages
- D is not correct because TCP is a transport-layer protocol that splits data into packets and reassembles them
Example answers and how they were marked
Full marks1/1
C SMTP
Why: Selected the correct email sending protocol (1).
No marks0/1
A FTP
Why: FTP is a file transfer protocol, not an email sending protocol, so no mark is awarded (0).
No marks0/1
B HTTP
Why: HTTP is used for requesting web pages, not for sending email, so no mark is awarded (0).