TCP/IP

TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. This is the name for two of the most well-known protocols developed for the interconnection of networks. Originally a UNIX standard, TCP/IP is now supported on almost all platforms, and is the protocol of the Internet. TCP relates to the content of the data traveling through a network - ensuring that the information sent arrives in one piece when it reaches its destination.

IP relates to the address of the endstation to which data is being sent, as well as the address of the destination network.