What is TCP/IP?

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What is TCP/IP?

  • TCP/IP stands for the 'Transport Control Protocol / Internet Protocol' suite. TCP/IP was created in 1983 to replace NCP. The advantage of TCP/IP is it's versitility. It can successfully switch packets of all shapes and sizes, and work across a varieties of networks.
  • TCP/IP has become the backbone of the Internet and its composite LANs and WANs. As already stated, it is due to it's ability to switch packets from any computer systems, regardless of network peculiarities, operating system differences and other packet differences.
  • The TCP/IP protocol suite refers to several separate protocols that computers use to transfer data across the Internet. Listed below are four of the most commonly used TCP/IP protocols.
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