TCP

Transmission Control ProtocolAn agreed way of doing something. Like a convention, except that protocols tend to be related to processes.. A more reliable way to set up connectionsThis refers to some kind of electrical connection. It might be through a network cable, a cable connection, a wireless connection, or a phone - just to name some options. The connection might be to the internet or to some other local device. that might have two-way trafficRefers to any kind of electronic message -- email, web request, streaming video, or anything else -- that travels over a network. or need better guarantees that messages get delivered. Used on Layer 4 of the stackRelated to communications: A way of organizing parts of a complicated process (like communications) so that any task relies on tasks below it and feeds the tasks above it. Related to computing: A place in memory where you store “where was I?” information when you go from, say, one function into another. Before starting a new function, you store where you were in the old one so that, when the new function ends and you’re back in the old one, you can figure out where you were and continue on..