The socket system allows two or more programs to communicate with each other over the Internet. Messages can be sent between the programs in both directions, if required. Files can be transmitted, and we can have one socket communicating with several others at the same time (this is called “multithreading”).
A Closer Look at Sockets
The term for two sockets communicating using predefined sequences is called “handshaking.” These predefined sequences are called “protocols.” Both server and client have to adhere to the same protocols; otherwise, ...
