Networking Protocols and Linux Commands - Study Notes
Networking Protocols - Real World Use
1. Real-World Usage of Basic Networking Protocols
HTTP: Used in web browsing. Example: Opening http://example.com in browser.
HTTPS: Secure web browsing with encryption. Example: https://facebook.com.
FTP: Transfers files between systems. Example: FileZilla for website deployment.
TCP: Reliable transmission protocol. Example: File downloads or emails.
UDP: Fast, low-latency protocol. Example: Zoom, YouTube.
DNS: Resolves domain names to IPs. Example: www.google.com -> IP.
DHCP: Assigns IPs automatically. Example: Joining public Wi-Fi.
SMTP, IMAP, POP3: Used in emails. Example: Gmail sends/receives mails.
Basic Linux Commands - Summary
2. Basic Linux Commands and Their Usage
ls: List files and directories. Example: ls -l
cd: Change directory. Example: cd /home/user/
pwd: Show current path. Example: pwd
cat: Display file contents. Example: cat file.txt
echo: Print text to terminal. Example: echo Hello
nano: Simple text editor. Example: nano file.txt
more: View file page by page. Example: more data.txt
less: Like more, with backward scroll. Example: less log.txt
head: Show first lines. Example: head -n 10 file.txt
tail: Show last lines. Example: tail -f logfile.log
awk: Process text data. Example: awk '{print $1}' file.txt
grep: Search inside files. Example: grep "error" logfile.txt
mkdir: Create directory. Example: mkdir newdir
rm: Remove files/folders. Example: rm file.txt / rm -r folder
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Networking Protocols and Linux Commands - Study Notes
cp: Copy files. Example: cp a.txt b.txt
mv: Move or rename. Example: mv old new
chmod: Change permissions. Example: chmod +x script.sh
top/htop: View system processes.
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