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Chapter 2: Application Layer Key point: The principles of application-layer protocols HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) FTP (File Transfer Protocol) SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) DNS (Domain Name System) TCP/IP protocol Some jargon A process is a program that is running within a host. Processes running in different hosts communicate with an application-layer protocol A user agent is an interface between the user and the network application. Web: browser E-mail: mail reader streaming audio/video: media player application-layer protocols (cont.) Application-layer protocols one “pi