By using TCP/IP, it enables cross-platform, or heterogeneous, networking. For example, a Windows NT/2000 network could contain Unix and Macintosh workstations or even networks mixed in it. TCP/IP also has the following characteristics that make it...

Before application processes can send data by using TCP, they must establish a connection. The connections are made between the port numbers of the sender and the receiver nodes. A TCP connection identifies the end points involved in the connection....

TCP has the following noteworthy features: Basic data transfer Reliability Flow control Multiplexing Connections Precedence and security For more detail, I will write it in the next post.....

Intel's Smallest Processor Built Using World's Smallest Transistors Designed for New Internet Devices, Low-Cost PCs SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 2, 2008 The Intel Atom processor will be the name for a new family of low-power processors designed...

As with IP, the functionality of TCP is limited by the amount ofinformation that it carries in its header. Thus, understanding themechanics and capabilities of TCP requires an appreciation for thecontents of its header.The TCP protocol header is a...