Research Help on Communication Protocols - Other Tools & General Discussion

Greetings Everyone,
I'm am a mobile app noob. I'm currently doing some research on data/communication protocols between a mobile app and software. Could someone please point me in the right direction on finding out what current data protocols are currently available that let a mobile application 'talk' with a piece of software through an internet server?
Thank you

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