Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

The most common protocol with networks is TCP/IP, which stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.

It’s the protocol that the internet uses, and it’s what allows us to send data between devices over the internet.

Technically, it’s a set of multiple different protocols, e.g. internet protocol, transmission control protocol, user datagram protocol, etc., but we usually just call it TCP/IP.

It splits all data transmitted over the internet into packets, which are each sent separately, and then reassembled at the other end. This makes sure every device works the same way so they can work together.