Hour 1. What Is TCP/IP?
What You'll Learn in This Hour:
Networks and network protocols
History of TCP/IP
Important features of TCP/IP
TCP/IP is a protocol system—a collection of protocols that support network communications. The answer to the question What is a protocol? must begin with the question What is a network?
This hour describes what a network is and shows why networks need protocols. You'll also learn what TCP/IP is, what it does, and where it began.
At the completion of this hour, you'll be able to
Define the term network
Explain what a network protocol suite is
Explain what TCP/IP is
Discuss the history of TCP/IP
List some important features of TCP/IP
Identify the organizations that oversee TCP/IP and the Internet
Explain what RFCs are and ...
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