ITPEC IP October 2025 Question 30
ITPEC IP October 2025 — Question 30 of 100
POP lets e-mail software receive messages from a mail server — POP stands for Post Office Protocol.
A mail client connects to the user's mailbox on the server and downloads messages, commonly using POP3. Depending on configuration, downloaded messages may be removed from or retained on the server.
Answer (d)
Why not others:
- (a) describes a remote-login or remote-desktop protocol
- (b) describes a file-transfer protocol such as FTP
- (c) describes SMTP, which sends outgoing e-mail to and between mail servers
Key rule: SMTP sends mail; POP3 downloads it to a client, while IMAP synchronizes and manages mail while it remains on the server.
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