Hosts are end nodes on the network that communicate to other nodes. In today's world, a host can be a traditional computer, or can be your smartphone, tablet, or TV. With the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), the broad definition of a host can be expanded to include an IP camera, TV set-top boxes, and the ever-increasing type of sensors that we use in agriculture, farming, automobiles, and more. With the explosion of the number of hosts connected to the internet, all of them need to be addressed, routed, and managed. The demand for proper networking has never been greater.
Most of the time when we are on the internet, we make requests for services. This could be viewing a web page, sending or receiving ...
