TCP and UDP

UDP and TCP are part of the Transport Layer of the TCP/IP Model ( or Layer 4 of the OSI Model). They are both transportation layer protocols that perform similar task but in different ways. The video TCP vs UDP by PowerCert (by now you should be able to tell I really like these guys) tells us what they are used for and what is different between the two.

How would you describe the difference between UDP and TCP protocols? Can you give examples of a software or service that might use each?

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UDP User Datagram Protocol and TCP Transmission Control Protocol are both transport layer protocols that operate in the TCPIP network model While they ... View the full answer