AI engineering glossary · Computing foundations
What is network protocol?
Network protocol: An agreed set of rules describing how devices format, send, receive and interpret messages over a network. Because both sides follow the same rules, different machines and software can communicate.
Network protocol: an example
Your browser and a website both follow the same protocols so they understand each other's messages.
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Where you learn it
Network protocol is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.