ITM 350 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Internet Engineering Task Force, Asynchronous Transfer Mode, Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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Chapter 3 evolution and applications of the internet. Internet protocol (ip) is a protocol that uses a set of rules to send and receive messages at the internet address level. Transmission control protocol (tcp) is a protocol that uses a set of rules to exchange messages with other internet points at the data packet level. Ip address is a method of addressing every physical device on the internet to allow any device to communicate with any other device. Domain name system translates names into ip addresses. Domain name services (dns) is an internet site that provides a table for translating domain names into ip addresses (ex. Protocol is a special set of rules that the sending and receiving points in a telecommunication connection use when they communicate. Tcp/ip is a set of protocols based on the tcp and the ip.