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What are TCP and UDP ports for?

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What are TCP and UDP ports for?

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TCP stands for Transmission Control Protocol. The way TCP works is the computer sending the data connects directly to the computer it is sending the data to, and stays connected for the duration of the transfer. The two computers can guarantee that the data has arrived safely and correctly, and then they end the connection. For example, when you pick up the phone and call a friend, you have a conversation and when it is over, you both hang up. UDP stands for User Datagram Protocol. The way UDP works is the computer sending the data packs the information into a nice little package and releases it into the network with the hopes that it will get to the right place. What this means is that UDP does not connect directly to the receiving computer like TCP does. Rather it sends the data out and relies on the devices in between the sending computer and the receiving computer to get the data where it is supposed to go properly. This method of transmission does not provide any guarantee that th