Difference between revisions of "Internet"
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The TCP/IP model organizes the protocols into a system of layers. There are four software layers and one hardware layer, as follows, from top to bottom: | The TCP/IP model organizes the protocols into a system of layers. There are four software layers and one hardware layer, as follows, from top to bottom: | ||
| − | *the [[Application Layer]] is the layer of the software application running on a computer connected to the Internet, such as a | + | *the [[Application Layer]] is the layer of the software application running on a computer connected to the Internet, such as a [[web browser]] |
*the [[Transport Layer]] allows different computers on the network to communicate within the same application, for example computers operating under the client-server model | *the [[Transport Layer]] allows different computers on the network to communicate within the same application, for example computers operating under the client-server model | ||
*the [[Internet Layer]] enables computers to connect to one-another via the intermediate networks (this layer establishes internetworking and the Internet) | *the [[Internet Layer]] enables computers to connect to one-another via the intermediate networks (this layer establishes internetworking and the Internet) | ||
