TCP/IP

TCP/IP Short for transmission control protocol/Internet protocol. TCP/IP is a technology that manages the transmission of data by breaking it up into packets. Internet transmission commonly use TCP/IP. When a computer sends data over the Internet, the data is divided into small pieces, or packets. Each packet contains the data, as well as the recipient (destination), origin (sender), and the sequence information used to reassemble the data at the destination. These packets travel along the fastest available path to the recipient's computer via devices called router. back