WHAT ARE SOCKETS IN NETWORKING ???
Many of us have heard about sockets in Internet or in networking. But have you ever thought what exactly is it and what it has to do with the networks or internet in general? So today I will be telling you what a Socket is, in a broader view. Before jumping to the Sockets, we need to learn few thing to understand the Sockets later. Those are mentioned below: 1. Protocol 2. Address 3. Port ----------------------- 1. Protocol: Protocols are the set of rules in the internet/network which governs the internal functionality of communication. Two of the famous protocols used in data transmssion are TCP and UDP(google for more info). 2. Address: The word "Address" is referred to IP address of a host(computer) in the world of networking. That IP address is generally IPv4(IP version 4). This address is used to uniquely identify each hosts(computers) in a network. 3. Port: You may have heard about the words 'port', 'port number', 'http port...