Computers have been in our lives for a number of decades now and require a number of different protocols to run effectively. One such protocol is NTP, or Network Time Protocol. This protocol has been used in computers since before 1985 and is one of the oldest Internet protocols still being used today. The purpose of this article will be to look at what NTP is and what it’s basic applications are, while also defining what NTP is not.

• An Overview of NTP: An NTP Time Server is a system that works to measure and synchronize time between computer clock systems. On its most basic level, NTP ensures that multiple computer systems run in sync and show the same time on their network clock. This is what allows multiple computers, for example, to show the exact same time, NTP is synchronizing them.
• How NTP Can Be Applied: NTP can be applied in several situations. As mentioned earlier, NTP time servers can be used to regulate and synchronize the time in various computer systems by means of a periodically updated software. However, NTP isn’t just used to measure and synchronize time. NTP can also be used on digital scoreboards and other timekeeping devices like timers. NTP works on digital scoreboards in much the same way that it works to keep time, by regulating the flow of time on the digital scoreboard, which features a clock counting down the time remaining in a certain period of time.
• NTP is Not PTP: It is also important to note what NTP is not. NTP should never be confused with Precision Time Protocol, also known as PTP. While NTP has been in use before 1985, PTP was first recognized in 2002. Also, PTP runs on hardware while NTP runs on software. And a further difference between the two is that PTP measures time in much smaller increments than NTP can.

In conclusion, NTP, also known as Network Time Protocol, is one of the oldest Internet protocols still in existence, having been established before 1985. It can be used to synchronize and measure time in computer systems with a high degree of accuracy, but it can also be used to accurately measure and countdown time on digital scoreboards. Above all else, NTP should not be confused with PTP, which is a similar but separate Internet protocol.