Comment on How do you explain protocol to a 5 year old ?
jbrains@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Protocols help computers know how to behave together. It’s like how you know that you make your voice go up to ask a question, so that I know I’m supposed to answer you.
LoveEspresso@cafe.coffee-break.cc 1 week ago
How about a computer and a mobile phone ?
bravesirrbn@lemmy.world 1 week ago
A (modern) mobile phone is very similar to a computer, the main difference is the shape and what software it runs by default
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
It is a computer. Computer is a very general term.
jbrains@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
A mobile phone is a kind of computer.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 week ago
They’re the same with different connections