0 votes 0 votes Ace test series for CN is mostly asking the port numbers for the protocols, which I feel is unnecessary to learn by rote, has the port numbers been asked in GATE exam before? Vikas Verma asked Nov 9, 2018 • reopened Nov 9, 2018 by Vikas Verma Vikas Verma 206 views answer comment Share Follow See all 2 Comments See all 2 2 Comments reply goxul commented Nov 9, 2018 reply Follow Share No, that's needless rote memorisation. That being said, no harm in memorising the common ones (HTTP, FTP, SMTP etc). There are at max 7-8 of them. 1 votes 1 votes Vikas Verma commented Nov 9, 2018 reply Follow Share Alright. 0 votes 0 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.