Introduction to APIs - Internet Protocols

Internet Protocol (IP) is the protocol for sending data from one computer to another across the internet. Each computer must have a unique IP address that identifies it from all other computers connected to the internet.

There are many other internet protocols including:

• Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) which is used for data transmission
• Hypertext Transmission Protocol (HTTP) which is used for transmitting text and hyperlinks
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP) which is used to transfer files between server and client.