TCP/IP Flashcards
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Q
What is TCP/IP? What ways does IP help TCP?
A
- TCP is transmission control protocol that ensure accurate and reliable delivery of data between networks.
- IP is internet protocol that routes data in the form of packets to a numeric identifier assigned to a device called IP address. Not reliable but does a best effort delivery between hosts.
- IP helps breakdown data into packets to ensure that something big like a file is delivered reliably.