IT283_Unit1Assignment.docx IT283 Unit 1 Assignment IT283 Networking with TCP/IP Part

IT283_Unit1Assignment.docx    IT283 Unit 1 Assignment  IT283 Networking with TCP/IP  Part 1   1.TCP/IP or Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a set of standardized rules that allow computers to communicate on a network such as the internet. TCP allows for transmission of information in both directions. Computers systems that communicate over TCP can send and receive data at the same time. This protocol uses packets, or individual chunks of data. It facilitates the exchange of messages between computers/devices on a network. IP is a protocol that routs and addresses packets so they can move across a network and arrive at the correct destination. Everything that connects to the internet is assigned an IP address and packets are attached to the IP address, so they arrive where they need to go. TCP/IP was born in 1969 when the Advanced Research Projects Agency or ARPA for short, funded a project looking to create a long-distance network. They needed a network that could withstand a nuclear attack, for all types of computers to be able to communicate easily, and a way to connect systems over long distances. TCP/IP debuted in the 1970s because early networking researchers realized data had to move from different networks and to multiple locations. Work actually began in 1973 on TCP/IP and Internet Protocol version 4 or IPv4 was rolled out in 1978. TCP/IP is called a referred to as a suite because it is a collection of protocols designed to work together. A Request for Comment or RFC are officia