Briefly explain the power of the TCP/IP model in its ability to describe what happens at each layer to the data that goes form one computer to another.

What will be an ideal response?

The TCP/IP model shows its power in its ability to describe what happens at each layer to the data that goes from one computer to another. The Application layer programs create the data. The Transport layer breaks the data into chunks, putting those chunks into TCP segments or UDP datagrams. The Internet layer adds the IP addressing and creates the IP packets. The Link layer wraps the IP packet into a frame, with the MAC address information and a frame check sequence (FCS). Now the data is ready to hit the wire (or airwaves, if you're in a café).
 

Computer Science & Information Technology

You might also like to view...

Economic attacks are relatively easy to execute and carry a low risk for the attacker

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Computer Science & Information Technology

The item marked 6 in the figure above is the ____ button.

A. Move Task B. Reschedule Work C. Update as Scheduled D. Update Tasks

Computer Science & Information Technology