Thus, TCP/IP is the combined standard that computers use to communicate over the Internet.There are other forms of protocols that work within the IP family. HTTP, or Hypertext Transfer Protocol, allows a web browser to communicate with a web server. You may have seen HTTP included in many world wide web addresses.FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, is another common protocol, designed for efficient file transfer over the internet. Both HTTP and FTP deliver information in concert with the TCP/IP protocol.