According to Maia (2013), in the early 1990s, a network protocol was already being offered and local networks based on Ethernet technology became d...

According to Maia (2013), in the early 1990s, a network protocol was already being offered and local networks based on Ethernet technology became dominant, resulting in the evolution of the standard Ethernet (10 Mbps) to Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps) in 1995, and to Gigabit Ethernet in 1998. After the release of the IEEE 802.11 (WLAN), IEEE 802.15 (WPAN), and IEEE 802.16 (WMAN) standards, wireless local networks gained acceptance. According to the text, what is this protocol?


a. TCP/IP.
b. HTTP.
c. FTP.
d. DHCP.
e. SMTP.