Re: protocols and standards of the web.

Good questions.

Here's my opinions...
The importance of protocols and standards is that they enable software
systems and processes to communicate predictibly with each other. Having
multiple systems follow a standard allows a new system to interact with all
participating systems with little or no extra cost.

A protocol is the back-and-forth information exchange between software
systems - typically a network based exchange of information.
A standard is the set of agreements and technical specifications that
software systems follow in order to participate. It often involves selecting
particular protocols for particular purposes.

----- Original Message -----
From: hasnaa mohammed
To: www-talk@w3.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 2:30 AM
Subject: protocols and standards of the web.


hello,
i'd like to thank you for all great efforts you did and still.my question is
about the importance of protocols and standards of the web?and what the
difference between them?

Received on Wednesday, 14 May 2003 00:41:45 UTC