TCP/IP Tutorial

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# TCP/IP Tutorial

| TCP/IP is the communication protocol for the Internet. In this tutorial you will learn what TCP/IP is, and how it works.

## TCP/IP is the Internet Communication Protocol

A communication protocol is a description of the rules computers must follow to communicate with each other.

The Internet communication protocol defines the rules for computer communication over the Internet.

## Your Browser and Your Server Use TCP/IP

Internet browsers and Internet servers use TCP/IP to connect to the Internet.

Your browser uses TCP/IP to access Internet servers, and servers use TCP/IP to send HTML back to your browser.

## Your E-Mail Uses TCP/IP

Your e-mail program uses TCP/IP to connect to the Internet for sending and receiving e-mails.

## Your Internet Address is TCP/IP

Your Internet address "123.19.56.205" is a part of the standard TCP/IP protocol (and so is your domain name "www.someonesplace.com").

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