Chapter 3. How TCP/IP Works
A seemingly simple set of ideas makes it possible for computers and networks all over the world to share information and messages on the Internet: Break up every piece of information and message into pieces called packets, deliver those packets to the proper destinations, and then reassemble the packets into their original form after they’ve been delivered so the receiving computer can view and use them. That’s the job of the two most important communications protocols on the Internet—the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the Internet Protocol (IP). They are frequently referred to as TCP/IP. TCP breaks ...
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